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NURSING 2058 Health Assessment Exam1:
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Health Assessment Exam1: Study Guide
Chapter 1
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.
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.
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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NURSING 2058 Health Assessment Exam1:
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Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking.
Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing,
palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination. The terms reflective and
introspective are not used to describe data.
3. The patient’s record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine
to form the:
a. Data base.
b. Admitting data.
c. Financial statement.
d. Discharge summary.
Together with the patient’s record and laboratory studies, the objective and
subjective data form the data base. The other items are not part of the patient’s
record, laboratory studies, or data.
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4. When listening to a patient’s breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound that is
heard. The nurse’s next action should be to:
a. Immediately notify the patient’s 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.
When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a patient’s 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.
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 make their decisions using:
a. Intuition.
b. A set of rules.
c. Articles in journals.
d. Advice from supervisors.
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NURSING 2058 Health Assessment Exam1:
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Novice nurses operate from a set of defined, structured rules. The expert practitioner
uses intuitive links.
6. Expert nurses learn to attend to a pattern of assessment data and act without
consciously labeling it. These responses are referred to as:
a. Intuition.
b. The nursing process.
c. Clinical knowledge.
d. Diagnostic reasoning.
Intuition is characterized by pattern recognition—expert nurses learn to attend to a
pattern of assessment data and act without consciously labeling it. The other options
are not correct.
7. The nurse is reviewing information about evidence-based practice (EBP). Which
statement best reflects EBP?
NURSING 2058 Health Assessment Exam1:
Study Guide UPDATED NURSING EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEED
SUCCESS GRADED A+
Health Assessment Exam1: Study Guide
Chapter 1
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.
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.
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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NURSING 2058 Health Assessment Exam1:
Study Guide UPDATED NURSING EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEED
SUCCESS GRADED A+
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking.
Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing,
palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination. The terms reflective and
introspective are not used to describe data.
3. The patient’s record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine
to form the:
a. Data base.
b. Admitting data.
c. Financial statement.
d. Discharge summary.
Together with the patient’s record and laboratory studies, the objective and
subjective data form the data base. The other items are not part of the patient’s
record, laboratory studies, or data.
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NURSING 2058 Health Assessment Exam1:
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SUCCESS GRADED A+
4. When listening to a patient’s breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound that is
heard. The nurse’s next action should be to:
a. Immediately notify the patient’s 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.
When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a patient’s 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.
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 make their decisions using:
a. Intuition.
b. A set of rules.
c. Articles in journals.
d. Advice from supervisors.
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NURSING 2058 Health Assessment Exam1:
Study Guide UPDATED NURSING EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEED
SUCCESS GRADED A+
Novice nurses operate from a set of defined, structured rules. The expert practitioner
uses intuitive links.
6. Expert nurses learn to attend to a pattern of assessment data and act without
consciously labeling it. These responses are referred to as:
a. Intuition.
b. The nursing process.
c. Clinical knowledge.
d. Diagnostic reasoning.
Intuition is characterized by pattern recognition—expert nurses learn to attend to a
pattern of assessment data and act without consciously labeling it. The other options
are not correct.
7. The nurse is reviewing information about evidence-based practice (EBP). Which
statement best reflects EBP?
