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Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his
Jrespirations are eupneic and Jhis pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data
Jwould J be:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANS: A
Objective J J data J J are J J what J J the J J health J J professional J J observes J J by J J inspecting, J J percussing, J
J palpating, Jand J J auscultating J J during J J the J J physical J J examination. J J Subjective J J data J J is J J what
J J the J J person J J says Jabout J J him J J or J J herself J J during J J history J J taking. J J The J J terms J
J reflective J J and J J introspective J J are J J not Jused J to J describe J data.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe J J and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and feels hot. These
types of data would be:
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a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANS: C
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking.
JObjective data are what the Jhealth J professional J observes J by J inspecting, J percussing,
J palpating, Jand J auscultating J during J the J physical J examination. The terms reflective J and
introspective J are Jnot used Jto describe data.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe J J and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to
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a. Data base.