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CHAPTER 1 Foundations for Clinical Proficiency
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1. Aftercompleting an initial assessment of a patient, the nursehas ch art
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ed that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per mi nute. T
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hese types of data would be:
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a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective. ANS: ✔- ANS: A r r r r r
, Objectivedata are what the health professional observes byinspectin g, p
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and auscultating during the physical examination. Subjective data is w hat
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the person says about
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himorherself during history taking. The terms reflective and introspec tiv
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e are not used to
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2. A patient tells the nursethat heis very nervous, is nauseated, and fe els h
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ot. These types of
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a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective. ANS: ✔- ANS: C
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Subjective data are what the person says about himor herself during h isto
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ry taking. Objective
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