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Physical Examination and Health Assessment
4th Canadian Edition (Jarvis, 2024)
All Chapters 1 - 31
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapter 1; jn
Critical Thinking and Evidence-Informed Assessment
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1. Which type of data is collected by obtaining vital signs?
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a. Objective
b. Reflecting
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
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sby inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating d
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uring the physical examination. Subjective data are what
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nthe person says about themselves during history taking.
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nThe terms reflective and introspective are not used to de
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2. During an assessment, a patient describes feeling
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n warm, nauseated, and nervous. Which type of data
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a. Objective
b. Reflective
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
ANSWER:jnc
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Subjective data are what the person says about themselv
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es during history taking. Objective data are whatthe heal
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th professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpa
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ting, and auscultating during the physical examination. T
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he terms reflective and
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