Physical Examination and Health Assessment
v v v v v
8th Edition by Carolyn Jarvis,
v v v v v
All Chapters 1 - 32
v v v v v
Physical Examination and Health Assessment
v v v v v
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
v v
Physical Examination and Health Assessment
v v v v v
,Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment v v v
MULTIPLE CHOICE v
1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations are eupneic and his
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be:
v v v v v v v v v v v v
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANSWER: A v
Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating
v v v v v v v v v v v v v
during the physical examination. Subjective data is what the person says about him or herself during history taking.
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
The terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
v v v v v v v v v v v
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
v v v v
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
v v v v v v v v v v
2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is n a u s e a. Ct eOd M
v v v , and feels hot. These types of data would be:
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANSWER: C v
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking. Objective data are what the
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the physical
v v v v v v v v v v v v
examination. The terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
v v v v v v v v v v v v
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
v v v v
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
v v v v v v v v v v
Physical Examination and Health Assessment v v v v v
, 3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to form the:
v v v v v v v v v v v v v
a. Data base.
v
Physical Examination and Health Assessment
v v v v v