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Test Bank of Physical Examination and Health Assessment CANADIAN 3rd Edition Jarvis Last document update:   ago

After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations are 18 breaths per minute 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 are what the person says about himself or herself during history taking. T...

Test Bank of Physical Examination and Health Assessment CANADIAN 3rd Edition Jarvis Last document update:   ago

After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations are 18 breaths per minute 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 are what the person says about himself or herself during history taking. T...