TEST BANK
Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and
History Taking 13th Edition by Lynn S Bickley
and Szilagyi Chapters1-27
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,TABLE OF CONTENT
Unit 1. Foundations of health assessment.
Chapter 1. Approach to the clinical encounter
Chapter 2. Interviewing, communication, and interpersonal skills
Chapter 3. Health history
Chapter 4. Physical examination
Chapter 5. Clinical reasoning, assessment, and plan
Chapter 6. Health maintenance and screening
Chapter 7. Evauating clinical evidence ;
Unit 2. Regional examinations.
Chapter 8. General survey, vital signs, and pain
Chapter 9. Cognition, behavior, and mental status
Chapter 10. Skin, hair, and nails
Chapter 11. Head and neck
Chapter 12. Eyes
Chapter 13. Ears and nose
Chapter 14. Throat and oral cavity
Chapter 15. Thorax and lungs
Chapter 16. Cardiovascular system
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, Chapter 17. Peripheral vascular system
Chapter 18. Beasts and axillae
Chapter 19. Abdomen
Chapter 20. Male genitalia
Chapter 21. Female genitalia
Chapter 22. Anus, rectum, and prostate
Chapter 23. Musculoskeletal system
Chapter 24. Nervous system ;
Unit 3. Special populations.
Chapter 25. Children: infancy through adolescence
Chapter 26. Pregnant woman
Chapter 27. Older adult.
CHAPTER:1 Foundations for Clinical
Proficiency
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, 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) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and
feels hot. These types of data would be:
a Objective.
.
b Reflective.
.
c Subjective.
.
d Introspective.
.
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Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and
History Taking 13th Edition by Lynn S Bickley
and Szilagyi Chapters1-27
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,TABLE OF CONTENT
Unit 1. Foundations of health assessment.
Chapter 1. Approach to the clinical encounter
Chapter 2. Interviewing, communication, and interpersonal skills
Chapter 3. Health history
Chapter 4. Physical examination
Chapter 5. Clinical reasoning, assessment, and plan
Chapter 6. Health maintenance and screening
Chapter 7. Evauating clinical evidence ;
Unit 2. Regional examinations.
Chapter 8. General survey, vital signs, and pain
Chapter 9. Cognition, behavior, and mental status
Chapter 10. Skin, hair, and nails
Chapter 11. Head and neck
Chapter 12. Eyes
Chapter 13. Ears and nose
Chapter 14. Throat and oral cavity
Chapter 15. Thorax and lungs
Chapter 16. Cardiovascular system
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, Chapter 17. Peripheral vascular system
Chapter 18. Beasts and axillae
Chapter 19. Abdomen
Chapter 20. Male genitalia
Chapter 21. Female genitalia
Chapter 22. Anus, rectum, and prostate
Chapter 23. Musculoskeletal system
Chapter 24. Nervous system ;
Unit 3. Special populations.
Chapter 25. Children: infancy through adolescence
Chapter 26. Pregnant woman
Chapter 27. Older adult.
CHAPTER:1 Foundations for Clinical
Proficiency
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, 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) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and
feels hot. These types of data would be:
a Objective.
.
b Reflective.
.
c Subjective.
.
d Introspective.
.
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