Physical Examination: Best Practices
for Health and Well-Being Assessment
2nd Edition by Kate Gawlik
ALL CHAPTERS 1-29 WITH RATIONALES| A+ GRADE
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, Chapter2U1.2UAPPROACH2UTO2UEVIDENCE-
BASED2UASSESSMENT2UOF2UHEALTH2UAND2UWELL-2UBEING
MULTIPLE2UCHOICE
1. After2Ucompleting2Uan2Uinitial2Uassessment2Uof2Ua2Upatient,2Uthe2Unurse2Uhas2Ucharted2Uthat2Uhis2Ur
espirations2Uare2Ueupneic2Uand2Uhis2Upulse2Uis2U582Ubeats2Uper2Uminute.2UThese2Utypes2Uof2Udata2Uw
ould2Ube:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANS:2UA
Objective2Udata2Uare2Uwhat2Uthe2Uhealth2Uprofessional2Uobserves2Uby2Uinspecting,2Upercussing,2Upalpating,2
Uand2Uauscultating2Uduring2Uthe2Uphysical2Uexamination.2USubjective2Udata2Uis2Uwhat2Uthe2Uperson2Usays2Ua
bout2Uhim2Uor2Uherself2Uduring2Uhistory2Utaking.2UThe2Uterms2Ureflective2Uand2Uintrospective2Uare2Unot2Uuse
d2Uto2Udescribe2Udata.
DIF:2UCognitive2ULevel:2UUnderstanding2U(Comprehension)2UREF:2Uz.2U2
MSC:2UClient2UNeeds:2USafe2Uand2UEffective2UCare2UEnvironment:2UManagement2Uof2UCare
2. A2Upatient2Utells2Uthe2Unurse2Uthat2Uhe2Uis2Uvery2Unervous,2Uis2Unauseated,2Uand2Ufeels2Uhot.2UThese2Utyp
es2Uof2Udata2Uwould2Ube:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANS:2UC
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ective2Udata2Uare2Uwhat2Uthe2Uhealth2Uprofessional2Uobserves2Uby2Uinspecting,2Upercussing,2Upalpating,2U
and2Uauscultating2Uduring2Uthe2Uphysical2Uexamination.2UThe2Uterms2Ureflective2Uand2Uintrospective2Uar
e2Unot2Uused2Uto2Udescribe2Udata.
DIF:2UCognitive2ULevel:2UUnderstanding2U(Comprehension)2UREF:2Uz.2U2
MSC:2UClient2UNeeds:2USafe2Uand2UEffective2UCare2UEnvironment:2UManagement2Uof2UCare
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,3. The2Upatients2Urecord,2Ulaboratory2Ustudies,2Uobjective2Udata,2Uand2Usubjective2Udata2Ucombine2Uto2Uform2Uthe:
a. Data2Ubase.
b. Admitting2Udata.
c. Financial2Ustatement.
d. Discharge2Usummary.
ANS:2UA
Together2Uwith2Uthe2Upatients2Urecord2Uand2Ulaboratory2Ustudies,2Uthe2Uobjective2Uand2Usubjective2Udata2Ufor
m2Uthe2Udata2Ubase.2UThe2Uother2Uitems2Uare2Unot2Upart2Uof2Uthe2Upatients2Urecord,2Ulaboratory2Ustudies,2Uor2
Udata.
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MSC:2UClient2UNeeds:2USafe2Uand2UEffective2UCare2UEnvironment:2UManagement2Uof2UCare
4. When2Ulistening2Uto2Ua2Upatients2Ubreath2Usounds,2Uthe2Unurse2Uis2Uunsure2Uof2Ua2Usound2Uthat2Uis2Uheard.2
UThe2Unurses2Unext2Uaction2Ushould2Ube2Uto:
a. Immediately2Unotify2Uthe2Upatients2Uphysician.
b. Document2Uthe2Usound2Uexactly2Uas2Uit2Uwas2Uheard.
c. Validate2Uthe2Udata2Uby2Uasking2Ua2Ucoworker2Uto2Ulisten2Uto2Uthe2Ubreath2Usounds.
d. Assess2Uagain2Uin2U202Uminutes2Uto2Unote2Uwhether2Uthe2Usound2Uis2Ustill2Upresent.
ANS:2UC
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es2Uthe2Udata2Uto2Uensure2Uaccuracy.2UIf2Uthe2Unurse2Uhas2Uless2Uexperience2Uin2Uan2Uarea,2Uthen2Uhe2Uor2Ush
e2Uasks2Uan2Uexpert2Uto2Ulisten.
DIF:2UCognitive2ULevel:2UAnalyzing2U(Analysis)2UREF:2Uz.2U2
MSC:2UClient2UNeeds:2USafe2Uand2UEffective2UCare2UEnvironment:2UManagement2Uof2UCare
5. The2Unurse2Uis2Uconducting2Ua2Uclass2Ufor2Unew2Ugraduate2Unurses.2UDuring2Uthe2Uteaching2Usession,2Uth
e2Unurse2Ushould2Ukeep2Uin2Umind2Uthat2Unovice2Unurses,2Uwithout2Ua2Ubackground2Uof2Uskills2Uand2Uexper
ience2Ufrom2Uwhich2Uto2Udraw,2Uare2Umore2Ulikely2Uto2Umake2Utheir2Udecisions2Uusing:
a. Intuition.
b. A2Uset2Uof2Urules.
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, c. Articles2Uin2Ujournals.
d. Advice2Ufrom2Usupervisors.
ANS:2UB
Novice2Unurses2Uoperate2Ufrom2Ua2Uset2Uof2Udefined,2Ustructured2Urules.2UThe2Uexpert2Upractitioner2Uuses2Uin
tuitive2Ulinks.2UDIF:2UCognitive2ULevel:2UUnderstanding2U(Comprehension)2UREF:2Uz.2U32UMSC:2UClient2U
Needs:2UGeneral
6. Expert2Unurses2Ulearn2Uto2Uattend2Uto2Ua2Upattern2Uof2Uassessment2Udata2Uand2Uact2Uwithout2Uconsciou
sly2Ulabeling2Uit.2UThese2Uresponses2Uare2Ureferred2Uto2Uas:
a. Intuition.
b. The2Unursing2Uprocess.
c. Clinical2Uknowledge.
d. Diagnostic2Ureasoning.
ANS:2UA
Intuition2Uis2Ucharacterized2Uby2Upattern2Urecognition2Uexpert2Unurses2Ulearn2Uto2Uattend2Uto2Ua2Upattern2Uof2
Uassessment2Udata2Uand2Uact2Uwithout2Uconsciously2Ulabeling2Uit.2UThe2Uother2Uoptions2Uare2Unot2Ucorrect.
DIF:2UCognitive2ULevel:2UUnderstanding2U(Comprehension)2UREF:2Uz.2U42UMSC:2UClient2UNeeds:2UGeneral
7. The2Unurse2Uis2Ureviewing2Uinformation2Uabout2Uevidence-
based2Upractice2U(EBP).2UWhich2Ustatement2Ubest2Ureflects2UEBP?
a. EBP2Urelies2Uon2Utradition2Ufor2Usupport2Uof2Ubest2Upractices.
b. EBP2Uis2Usimply2Uthe2Uuse2Uof2Ubest2Upractice2Utechniques2Ufor2Uthe2Utreatment2Uof2Upatients.
c. EBP2Uemphasizes2Uthe2Uuse2Uof2Ubest2Uevidence2Uwith2Uthe2Uclinicians2Uexperience.
d. The2Upatients2Uown2Upreferences2Uare2Unot2Uimportant2Uwit
h2UEBP.2UANS:2UC
EBP2Uis2Ua2Usystematic2Uapproach2Uto2Upractice2Uthat2Uemphasizes2Uthe2Uuse2Uof2Ubest2Uevidence2Uin2Ucombinati
on2Uwith2Uthe2Uclinicians2Uexperience,2Uas2Uwell2Uas2Upatient2Upreferences2Uand2Uvalues,2Uwhen2Umaking2Udecisi
ons2Uabout2Ucare2Uand2Utreatment.2UEBP2Uis2Umore2Uthan2Usimply2Uusing2Uthe2Ubest2Upractice2Utechniques2Uto2Ut
reat2Upatients,2Uand2Uquestioning2Utradition2Uis2Uimportant2Uwhen2Uno2Ucompelling2Uand2Usupportive2Uresearch2
Uevidence2Uexists.
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