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CANADIAN EDITION (JARVIS, 2025)ALL CHAPTERS 1 - 31 COVERED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A LATEST UPDATE.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapter 1;
Critical Thinking and Evidence-Informed Assessment
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which type of data is collected by obtaining vital signs?
a. Objective
b. Reflecting
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
ANS >> a
Objective data are what the health professional observesby
inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the
physical examination. Subjective data are what the person
says about themselves during history taking. The terms
reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management ofCare
2.During an assessment, a patient describes feeling
warm, nauseated, and nervous. Which type of data is
collected?
a. Objective
b. Reflective
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
ANS >> c
Subjective data are what the person says about themselves
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during history taking. Objective data are whatthe health
professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating,
and auscultating during the physical examination. The terms
reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of
Care
3.Which part of a patient's health record is created when
combining laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective
data?
a. Database
b. Admitting data
c. Triage form
d. Discharge summary
ANS >> a
Together with the patient's record and laboratory studies, the
objective and subjective data form the database. The other
items are not part of the patient's record, laboratorystudies, or
data.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management ofCare
4.Which action will the nurse complete if while listening to
a patient's breath sounds, they are unsure of a sound
heard?
a. Immediately notify the patient's most responsible
practitioner.
b. Document the sound exactly as it was heard.
c. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the
breath sounds.
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TEST BANK
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT 4TH
CANADIAN EDITION (JARVIS, 2025)ALL CHAPTERS 1 - 31 COVERED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A LATEST UPDATE.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapter 1;
Critical Thinking and Evidence-Informed Assessment
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which type of data is collected by obtaining vital signs?
a. Objective
b. Reflecting
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
ANS >> a
Objective data are what the health professional observesby
inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the
physical examination. Subjective data are what the person
says about themselves during history taking. The terms
reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management ofCare
2.During an assessment, a patient describes feeling
warm, nauseated, and nervous. Which type of data is
collected?
a. Objective
b. Reflective
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
ANS >> c
Subjective data are what the person says about themselves
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during history taking. Objective data are whatthe health
professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating,
and auscultating during the physical examination. The terms
reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of
Care
3.Which part of a patient's health record is created when
combining laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective
data?
a. Database
b. Admitting data
c. Triage form
d. Discharge summary
ANS >> a
Together with the patient's record and laboratory studies, the
objective and subjective data form the database. The other
items are not part of the patient's record, laboratorystudies, or
data.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management ofCare
4.Which action will the nurse complete if while listening to
a patient's breath sounds, they are unsure of a sound
heard?
a. Immediately notify the patient's most responsible
practitioner.
b. Document the sound exactly as it was heard.
c. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the
breath sounds.
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