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Physical Examination and Health Assessment
9th Edition by Carolyn Jarvis,
All Chapters 1 - 32 / Full Complete
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.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.
ANSWER: 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 about him or herself during history taking. The terms
reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nause.atCeOd,Mand feels hot. These types of data would be:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANSWER: C
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking. Objective data are what the health
professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination. The terms
reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to form the:
a. Data base.
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b. Admitting data.
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