Physical Eẋamination and Health
Assessment
8th Edition by Carolyn Jarvis,
All Chapters 1 - 32
Physical Eẋamination and Health Assessment
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Physical Eẋamination and Health Assessment
,Physical Eẋamination and Health Assessment
, 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 would be:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANSWER: A
Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and
auscultating during the physical eẋamination. 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 n a u s e a. Ct eOd M
, and feels hot. These types of data
would be:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
Physical Eẋamination and Health Assessment