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a. Reflective.


b. Subjective.

Test Bank for Physical Examination and Health Assessment 9th Edition by
Carolyn Jarvis, Ann Eckhardt / All Chapters 1-32 / Full Complete

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Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment
MULTIPLE CHOICE

2. 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. Introspective.


ANS:7vA

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ultating7vduring7vthe7vphysical7vexamination.7vSubjective7vdata7vis7vwhat7vthe7vperson7vsays7vabout7vhim7vor7vhersel
f7vduring7vhistory7vtaking.7vThe7 v terms7 v reflective7 v and7 v introspective7 v are7 v not7 v used7 v to7 v describe7 v data.

DIF:7 v Cognitive7v Level:7 v Understanding7v (Comprehension)

MSC:7vClient7vNeeds:7vSafe7vand7vEffective7vCare7vEnvironment:7 v Management7 v of7vCare

3. A7vpatient7vtells7vthe7vnurse7vthat7vhe7vis7vvery7vnervous,7vis7vn a u s e a. Ct eOd M
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7vbe:



a. Objective.


b. Reflective.


c. Subjective.


d. Introspective.


ANS:7vC

Subjective7vdata7vare7vwhat7vthe7vperson7vsays7vabout7vhim7vor7vherself7vduring7vhistory7vtaking.7vObjective7vdata7
vare7vwhat7vthe7vhealth7 v professional7 v observes7 v by7 v inspecting,7 v percussing,7 v palpating,7 v and7 v auscultatin

g7 v during7 v the7 v physical7vexamination.7 v The7 v terms7 v reflective7 v and7 v introspective7 v are7 v not7 v used7 v to7 v
describe7 v data.

DIF:7 v Cognitive7v Level:7 v Understanding7v (Comprehension)

MSC:7vClient7vNeeds:7vSafe7vand7vEffective7vCare7vEnvironment:7 v Management7 v of7vCare

4. The7vpatients7vrecord,7vlaboratory7vstudies,7vobjective7vdata,7vand7vsubjective7 v data7vcombine7v to7vform7vthe:


a. Data7vbase.




b. Admitting7 v data
.

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c. Financial7vstatement.


d. Discharge7vsummary.


ANS:7vA

Together7vwith7vthe7vpatients7vrecord7vand7vlaboratory7vstudies,7vthe7vobjective7vand7vsubjective7vdata7vform7vthe7v
data7vbase.7vThe7 v other7 v items7 v are7 v not7 v part7 v of7 v the7 v patients7 v record,7 v laboratory7 v studies,7 v or7 v data.

DIF:7vCognitive7v Level:7vRemembering7v (Knowledge)

MSC:7vClient7vNeeds:7vSafe7vand7vEffective7vCare7vEnvironment:7 v Management7 v of7vCare

5. When7vlistening7vto7va7vpatients7vbreath7vsounds,7vthe7vnurse7vis7vunsure7vof7va7vsound7vthat7vis7vheard.7vThe
7vnurses7vnext7vaction7vshould7vbe7vto:




a. Immediately7vnotify7vthe7vpatients7vphysician.


b. Document7vthe7vsound7vexactly7vas7vit7vwas7vheard.


c. Validate7vthe7vdata7vby7vasking7va7vcoworker7vto7vlisten7vto7vthe7v breath7vsounds.


d. Assess7vagain7vin7v207vminutes7vto7vnote7vwhether7vthe7vsound7vis7vstill7vpresent.


ANS:7vC

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vensure7vaccuracy.7vIf7vthe7 v nurse7 v has7 v less7 v experience7 v in7 v an7 v area,7vthen7 v he7vor7 v she7 v asks7 v an7 v expert7 v to7 v list

en.

DIF:7vCognitive7v Level:7vAnalyzing7v (Analysis)

MSC:7vClient7vNeeds:7vSafe7vand7vEffective7vCare7vEnvironment:7 v Management7 v of7vCare

6. The7v nurse7vis7 v conducting7 v a7 v class7 v for7 v new7 v graduate7 v nurses.7 v During7 v the7 v teaching7 v session,7vthe7 v nurs
e7 v should7 v keep7vin7v mind7v that7vnovice7 v nurses,7 v without7 v a7vbackground7 v of7vskills7 v and7vexperience7 v from7 v wh
ich7v to7vdraw,7 v are7 v more7 v likely7vto7vmake7vtheir7vdecisions7vusing:


a. Intuition.


b. A7vset7vof7vrules.


c. Articles7vin7vjournals.


d. Advice7vfrom7vsupervisors.


ANS:7vB

Novice7vnurses7voperate7vfrom7va7vset7vof7vdefined,7vstructured7vrules.7vThe7vexpert7vpractitioner7vuses7vintuitiv

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MSC:7 v Client7 v Needs:7 v General

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based7vpractice7v(EBP).7vWhich7vstatement7vbest7vreflects7vEBP?


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d. The7vpatients7v own7vpreferences7vare7vnot7vimportant7vwith7vEBP.


ANS:7 v C

EBP7vis7va7vsystematic7vapproach7vto7vpractice7vthat7vemphasizes7vthe7vuse7vof7vbest7vevidence7vin7vcombinatio
n7vwith7vthe7vclinicians7vexperience,7vas7vwell7vas7vpatient7vpreferences7vand7vvalues,7vwhen7vmaking7vdecisio
ns7vabout7vcare7vand7vtreatment.7vEBP7vis7vmore7vthan7vsimply7vusing7vthe7vbest7vpractice7vtechniques7vto7vtrea
t7vpatients,7vand7vquestioning7vtradition7 v is7 v important7 v when7 v no7 v compelling7 v and7 v supportive7 v resear
ch7 v evidence7 v exists.

DIF:7vCognitive7v Level:7vApplying7v (Application)

MSC:7vClient7vNeeds:7vSafe7vand7vEffective7vCare7vEnvironment:7 v Management7 v of7vCare

8. Expert7vnurses7vlearn7vto7vattend7vto7va7vpattern7vof7vassessment7vdata7vand7vact7vwithout7vconsciously7vlabelin
g7vit.7vThese7vresponses7vare7vreferred7vto7vas:


a. Intuition.


b. The7vnursing7vprocess.


c. Clinical7vknowledge.


d. Diagnostic7vreasoning.


ANS:7vA

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nt7vdata7vand7vact7 v without7 v consciously7 v labeling7 v it.7 v The7 v other7 v options7 v are7 v not7 v correct.

DIF:7vCognitive7vLevel:7vUnderstanding7v(Comprehensi

on)7vMSC:7vClient7vNeeds:7vGeneral



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7van7vexample7vof7va7vfirst-level7vpriority7vproblem?




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b. Newly7vdiagnosed7vpatient7vwith7vdiabetes7vwho7vneeds7vdiabetic7vte
aching

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