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Physical Examination and Health Assessment
4th Canadian Edition (Jarvis, 2024)
All Chapters 1 - 31
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Critical Thinking and Evidence-Informed Assessment
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MULTIPLEaCHOICE
1. Which type of data is collected by obtaining vital signs?
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a. Objective
b. Reflecting
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
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Objective data are what the health professional observesby
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ainspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during
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the physical examination. Subjective data are what the per
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son says about themselves during history taking. The terms
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reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
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PTS:a1
DIF:aCognitiveaLevel:aUnderstandinga(Comprehension)
MSC:aClientaNeeds:aSafeaandaEffectiveaCareaEnvironment:aManagementaofaCar
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2.During an assessment, a patient describes feeling wa
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rm, nauseated, and nervous. Which type of data iscolle
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cted?
a. Objective
b. Reflective
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
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Subjective data are what the person says about themselves d
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uring history taking. Objective data are whatthe health prof
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essional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and
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auscultating during the physical examination. The terms refl
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ective and
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