Physical Examination and Health Assessment 9th Edition by Carolyn Jarvis PhD APN CNP (Author), Ann L. Eckhardt PhD RN (Author)

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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.


ANS:.A

Objective.data.are.what.the.health.professional.observes.by.inspecting,.percussing,.palpating,.and.auscultating.duri
ng.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.n e r vNo uUsR, .SisIN
naGuTsB
ea.CteOdM
,.and.feels.hot..These.types.of.data.would.be:

a. Objective.


b. Reflective.


c. Subjective.


d. Introspective.


ANS:. C

Subjective.data.are.what.the.person.says.about.him.or.herself.during.history.taking..Objective.data.are.what.the.he
alth. professional. observes. by. inspecting,. percussing,. palpating,. and. auscultating. during. the. physical.examin
ation.. 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.


b. Admitting. data.

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c. Financial.statement.


d. Discharge.summary.


ANS:.A

Together.with.the.patients.record.and.laboratory.studies,.the.objective.and.subjective.data.form.the.data.base..The
. other. items. are. not. part. of. the. patients. record,. laboratory. studies,. or. data.

DIF:. Cognitive. Level:. Remembering. (Knowledge)

MSC:.Client.Needs:.Safe. and.Effective.Care.Environment:. Management. of.Care

4. When.listening.to.a.patients.breath.sounds,.the.nurse.is.unsure.of.a.sound.that.is.heard..The.nurses.next.acti
on.should.be.to:


a. Immediately.notify.the.patients. physician.


b. Document.the.sound.exactly. as.it.was. heard.


c. Validate.the.data. by.asking. a.coworker.to.listen.to.the. breath.sounds.


d. Assess.again.in. 20.minutes. to.note.whether. the. sound.is. still.present.

NURSINGTB.COM
ANS:. C

When.unsure.of.a.sound.heard.while.listening.to.a.patients.breath.sounds,.the.nurse.validates.the.data.to.ensure.accuracy..
If.the. nurse. has. less. experience. in. an. area,.then. he.or. she. asks. an. expert. to. listen.

DIF:.Cognitive. Level:.Analyzing. (Analysis)

MSC:.Client.Needs:.Safe. and.Effective.Care.Environment:. Management. of.Care

5. The. nurse.is. conducting. a. class. for. new. graduate. nurses.. During. the. teaching. session,.the. nurse. should. keep.in.
mind. that.novice. nurses,. without. a.background. of.skills. and.experience. from. which. to.draw,. are. more. likely.to.ma
ke.their.decisions.using:


a. Intuition.


b. A.set.of.rules.


c. Articles.in.journals.


d. Advice. from. supervisors.


ANS:. B

Novice.nurses.operate.from.a.set.of.defined,.structured.rules..The.expert.practitioner.uses.intuitive.links..DIF:.

Cognitive.Level:.Understanding. (Comprehension)