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HEALTH ASSESSMENT 7TH EDITION JARVIS TEST BANK
Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment
• After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has
charted that his respirations are eupneic (normal) and his pulse is 58
beats per minute. These types of data would be:
a. Objective.
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• A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and
feels hot. These types of data would be
C. Subjective.
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• The patient's record, laboratory studies, objective data, and
subjective data combine to form the:
a. Data base.
• When listening to a patient's breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of
a sound that is heard. The nurses next action should be to:
C. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath
sounds.
,• The nurse recognizes that the concept of prevention in
describing health is essential because:
C. Prevention places the emphasis on the link between health and
personal behavior.
,• The nurse is performing a physical assessment on a newly admitted
patient. An example of
objective information obtained during the physical
assessment includes the: D. 2 5 cm scar on the right
lower forearm.
• A visiting nurse is making an initial home visit for a patient who
has many chronic medical problems. Which type of database is
most appropriate to collect in this setting?
C. A complete health database because of the nurses primary
responsibility for monitoring the patients health
• Which situation is most appropriate during which the nurse
performs a focused or problem-centered history?
D. Patient in an outpatient clinic has cold and influenza-like symptoms.
• A patient is at the clinic to have her blood pressure checked. She
has been coming to the clinic weekly since she changed
medications 2 months ago. The nurse should:
a. Collect a follow-up database and then check her blood pressure.
• A patient is brought by ambulance to the emergency department
with multiple traumas received in an automobile accident. He is alert
and cooperative, but his injuries are quite severe. How would the
nurse proceed with data collection?
b. Simultaneously ask history questions while performing the
examination and initiating life- saving measures.
• A 42-year-old patient of Asian descent is being seen at the clinic
, for an initial examination. The nurse knows that including cultural
information in his health assessment is important to:
D. Provide culturally sensitive and appropriate care.
• In the health promotion model, the focus of the health professional
includes:
D. Helping the consumer choose a healthier lifestyle.
• The nurse has implemented several planned interventions to
address the nursing diagnosis of acute pain. Which would be the next
appropriate action?
c. Evaluate the individual's condition, and compare actual
outcomes with expected outcomes.
• Which statement best describes a proficient nurse? A proficient
nurse is one who:
d. Understands a patient situation as a whole rather than a list of
tasks and recognizes the long-term goals for the patient.
• The nurse is reviewing data collected after an assessment. Of the
data listed below, which would be considered related cues that would
be clustered together during data analysis? Select all that apply.