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Physical Examination and Health Assessment
3rd Edition by Carolyn Jarvis, All Chapters 1 - 31
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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,Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment
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MULTIPLE5CHOICE
1. After5completing5an5initial5assessment5of5a5patient,5the5nurse5has5charted5that5his5respirations5are5eupneic5a
nd5 his5pulse5is5585beats5per5minute.5These5types5of5data5would5be:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANSWER:5A
Objective5 data5 are5 what5 the5 health5 professional5 observes5 by5 inspecting,5 percussing,5 palpating,5 and5 auscultati
ng5 during5 the5 physical5 examination.5 Subjective5 data5 is5 what5 the5 person5 says5 about5 him5 or5 herself5 during5 hi
story5 taking.5The5terms5reflective5and5introspective5are5not5used5to5describe5data.
DIF:5 Cognitive5 Level:5 Understanding5(Comprehension)
MSC:5Client5Needs:5Safe5and5Effective5Care5Environment:5 Management5 of5Care
2. A5patient5tells5the5nurse5that5he5is5very5nervous,5is5n5a5u5s e5a.5Ct5eOd5M
,5 and5feels5hot.5These5types5of5data5would5be:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANSWER:5C
Subjective5data5are5what5the5person5says5about5him5or5herself5during5history5taking.5Objective5data5are5what5t
he5 health5professional5observes5by5inspecting,5percussing,5palpating,5and5auscultating5during5the5physical5 ex
amination.5The5terms5reflective5and5introspective5are5not5used5to5describe5data.
DIF:5 Cognitive5 Level:5 Understanding5(Comprehension)
MSC:5Client5Needs:5Safe5and5Effective5Care5Environment:5 Management5 of5Care
3. The5patients5record,5laboratory5studies,5objective5 data,5and5subjective5 data5combine5to5form5the:
, a. Data5base.