BATES GUIDE TO PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HISTORY
TAKING 13TH EDITION BICKLEY TEST BANK CORRECTLY
VERIFIED WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
CHAPTER1 Foundations for Clinical
ProficiencyMULTIPLE CHOICE
1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his
respirationsare eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would
be:
a Objective.
.
b Reflective.
.
c Subjective.
.
d Introspective.
.
ANS: A
Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing,
palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination. Subjective data is what the
person says abouthim or herself during history taking. The terms reflective and
introspective are not used to describe data.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and feels hot. These
types ofdata would be:
a Objective.
.
b Reflective.
.
c Subjective.
.
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d Introspective.
.
ANS: C
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking.
Objectivedata are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing,
palpating, and
auscultating during the physical examination. The terms reflective and
introspective are not used
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to describe data.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to
formthe:
a Data base.
.
b Admitting data.
.
c Financial statement.
.
d Discharge summary.
.
ANS: A
Together with the patients record and laboratory studies, the objective and subjective data
form the data base. The other items are not part of the patients record, laboratory studies, or
data.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
4. When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound that is
heard. Thenurses next action should be to:
a Immediately notify the patients physician.
.
b Document the sound exactly as it was heard.
.
c Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath sounds.
.
d Assess again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present.
.
, BATES GUIDE TO PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HISTORY
TAKING 13TH EDITION BICKLEY TEST BANK CORRECTLY
VERIFIED WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ANS: C
TAKING 13TH EDITION BICKLEY TEST BANK CORRECTLY
VERIFIED WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
CHAPTER1 Foundations for Clinical
ProficiencyMULTIPLE CHOICE
1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his
respirationsare eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would
be:
a Objective.
.
b Reflective.
.
c Subjective.
.
d Introspective.
.
ANS: A
Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing,
palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination. Subjective data is what the
person says abouthim or herself during history taking. The terms reflective and
introspective are not used to describe data.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and feels hot. These
types ofdata would be:
a Objective.
.
b Reflective.
.
c Subjective.
.
, BATES GUIDE TO PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HISTORY
TAKING 13TH EDITION BICKLEY TEST BANK CORRECTLY
VERIFIED WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
d Introspective.
.
ANS: C
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking.
Objectivedata are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing,
palpating, and
auscultating during the physical examination. The terms reflective and
introspective are not used
, BATES GUIDE TO PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HISTORY
TAKING 13TH EDITION BICKLEY TEST BANK CORRECTLY
VERIFIED WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
to describe data.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to
formthe:
a Data base.
.
b Admitting data.
.
c Financial statement.
.
d Discharge summary.
.
ANS: A
Together with the patients record and laboratory studies, the objective and subjective data
form the data base. The other items are not part of the patients record, laboratory studies, or
data.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
4. When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound that is
heard. Thenurses next action should be to:
a Immediately notify the patients physician.
.
b Document the sound exactly as it was heard.
.
c Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath sounds.
.
d Assess again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present.
.
, BATES GUIDE TO PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HISTORY
TAKING 13TH EDITION BICKLEY TEST BANK CORRECTLY
VERIFIED WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ANS: C
