Test Bank Physical Examination and
Health Assessment, 9th Edition by Carolyn
Jarvis
TEST BANK FOR
Physical Examination and HealthAssessment 9th
Edition
Authors: Carolyn Jarvis, Ann L. Eckhardt
Table of Contents 1
Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment 2
Chapter 02: Cultural Assessment 15
Chapter 03: The Interview 31
49
Chapter 04: The Complete Health History
64
Chapter 05: Mental Status Assessment
80
Chapter 06: Substance Use Assessment
86
Chapter 07: Domestic and Family Violence Assessment 92
Chapter 08: Assessment Techniques and Safety in the
Clinical Setting
Chapter 09: General Survey and Measurement 111
Chapter 10: Vital Signs Chapter 118
11: Chapter 13: Skin, Hair, and Nails 155
Pain Chapter 14: Head, Face, Neck, and Regional Lymphatics 176
Chapter 15: Eyes 194
Chapter 16: Ears 211
Chapter 17: Nose, Mouth, and Throat 228
Chapter 18: Breasts, Axillae, and Regional Lymphatics 246
Chapter 19: Thorax and Lungs 266
Chapter 20: Heart and Neck Vessels 284
Chapter 21: Peripheral Vascular System and Lymphatic System 303
Chapter 22: Abdomen 320
Chapter 23: Musculoskeletal System Chapter 337
24: Neurologic System Chapter 25: Male 358
Genitourinary System Chapter 26: 382
Anus, Rectum, and Prostate 400
Chapter 27: Female Genitourinary System 414
Chapter 28: The Complete Health Assessment: Adult 436
Chapter 29: The Complete Physical Assessment: Infant, Child, and Adolescent Chapter 449
30: Bedside Assessment and Electronic Documentation 452
Chapter 31: The Pregnant Woman 458
Chapter 32: Functional Assessment of the Older Adult 471
Assessment 133
,Chapter 12: Nutrition Assessment 141
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 wouldbe:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANS: 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)
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.
ANS: C
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.
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.
, 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 action 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.
ANS: C
Health Assessment, 9th Edition by Carolyn
Jarvis
TEST BANK FOR
Physical Examination and HealthAssessment 9th
Edition
Authors: Carolyn Jarvis, Ann L. Eckhardt
Table of Contents 1
Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment 2
Chapter 02: Cultural Assessment 15
Chapter 03: The Interview 31
49
Chapter 04: The Complete Health History
64
Chapter 05: Mental Status Assessment
80
Chapter 06: Substance Use Assessment
86
Chapter 07: Domestic and Family Violence Assessment 92
Chapter 08: Assessment Techniques and Safety in the
Clinical Setting
Chapter 09: General Survey and Measurement 111
Chapter 10: Vital Signs Chapter 118
11: Chapter 13: Skin, Hair, and Nails 155
Pain Chapter 14: Head, Face, Neck, and Regional Lymphatics 176
Chapter 15: Eyes 194
Chapter 16: Ears 211
Chapter 17: Nose, Mouth, and Throat 228
Chapter 18: Breasts, Axillae, and Regional Lymphatics 246
Chapter 19: Thorax and Lungs 266
Chapter 20: Heart and Neck Vessels 284
Chapter 21: Peripheral Vascular System and Lymphatic System 303
Chapter 22: Abdomen 320
Chapter 23: Musculoskeletal System Chapter 337
24: Neurologic System Chapter 25: Male 358
Genitourinary System Chapter 26: 382
Anus, Rectum, and Prostate 400
Chapter 27: Female Genitourinary System 414
Chapter 28: The Complete Health Assessment: Adult 436
Chapter 29: The Complete Physical Assessment: Infant, Child, and Adolescent Chapter 449
30: Bedside Assessment and Electronic Documentation 452
Chapter 31: The Pregnant Woman 458
Chapter 32: Functional Assessment of the Older Adult 471
Assessment 133
,Chapter 12: Nutrition Assessment 141
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 wouldbe:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANS: 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)
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.
ANS: C
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.
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.
, 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 action 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.
ANS: C
