Exam (elaborations) NR 509

After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be. A. Objective B. Reflective C. Subjective D. Introspective correct answersA. Objective A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated and feels hot. These types of data would be A. Objective B. Reflective C. Subjective D. Introspective correct answersC. Subjective The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to form the A. Data base B. Admitting data C. Financial Statement D. Discharge Summary correct answersA. Data base When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound that is heard. The nurses 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 breath sounds D. Assess it again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present correct answersC. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to breath sounds The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. During the teaching session, the nurse should keep in mind that novice nurses, without a background of skills and experience from which to draw, are more likely to make their decisions using: A. Intuition