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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.
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
,Qiz 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.
Qiz 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
Qiz 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