Physical Examination and Health Assessment 9th Edition by CarolyJarvis, Ann
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Eckhardt Test Bank / All Chapters 1-32 / Full Complete
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2025/2026
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Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment
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MULTIPLE CHOICE c a
1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his
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a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANS: A ca
Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and
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auscultating during the physical examination. Subjective data is what the person says about him or herself
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during history taking. The terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
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DIF: Cognitive
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervN
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, and feels hot. These types of data would be:
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a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANS: C ca
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking.
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Objective data arewhat thehealth professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and
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auscultating during the physical examination. The terms reflective and introspective are not
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used to describe data.
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DIF: Cognitive
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management
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3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to form the:
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a. Data base. c a
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b. Admitting data.
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c. Financial statement. c a
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ANS: A ca
Together with the patients record and laboratory studies, the objective and subjective data form the
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database.The other items are not part of the patients record, laboratory studies, or data.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management
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4. When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound
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cathat is heard. Thenurses nextaction should be to:
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a. Immediately notify the patients physician. c a c a c a c a
b. Document the sound exactly as it was heard. c a c a c a c a c a c a c a
c. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath sounds.
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d. Assess again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present.
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NURSINGTB.COM
ANS: C ca
When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse
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validates the data toensureaccuracy. If the nurse has less experience in an area, then he or she
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asks an expert to listen.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis)
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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5. The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. During the teaching session, the nurse should
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keepin mind that novice nurses, without a background of skills and experience from
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a. Intuition.
b. A set of rules.
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c. Articles in journals. c a c a
d. Advice from supervisors. c a c a
ANS: B ca
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Eckhardt Test Bank / All Chapters 1-32 / Full Complete
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2025/2026
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Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment
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MULTIPLE CHOICE c a
1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his
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c respirations areeupneic andhis pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be:
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a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANS: A ca
Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and
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auscultating during the physical examination. Subjective data is what the person says about him or herself
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during history taking. The terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
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DIF: Cognitive
ca c a Level: Understanding c a c a (Comprehension)
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervN
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ea.CteOdM
, and feels hot. These types of data would be:
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a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANS: C ca
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking.
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Objective data arewhat thehealth professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and
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auscultating during the physical examination. The terms reflective and introspective are not
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used to describe data.
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DIF: Cognitive
ca c a Level: Understanding c a c a (Comprehension)
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management
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3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to form the:
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a. Data base. c a
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$1.236 ca
extra per year? ca ca
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b. Admitting data.
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Want to earn
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$1.236
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extra per year?
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c. Financial statement. c a
d. Discharge summary. c a
ANS: A ca
Together with the patients record and laboratory studies, the objective and subjective data form the
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database.The other items are not part of the patients record, laboratory studies, or data.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management
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4. When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound
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cathat is heard. Thenurses nextaction should be to:
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a. Immediately notify the patients physician. c a c a c a c a
b. Document the sound exactly as it was heard. c a c a c a c a c a c a c a
c. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath sounds.
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d. Assess again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present.
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NURSINGTB.COM
ANS: C ca
When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse
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validates the data toensureaccuracy. If the nurse has less experience in an area, then he or she
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asks an expert to listen.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis)
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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5. The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. During the teaching session, the nurse should
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keepin mind that novice nurses, without a background of skills and experience from
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c which to draw, are more likelyto make their decisions using:
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a. Intuition.
b. A set of rules.
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c. Articles in journals. c a c a
d. Advice from supervisors. c a c a
ANS: B ca
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extra per year?ca ca
