Test Bank- Bates’ Guide To Physical Examination and
History Taking 13th Edition by Lynn S. Bickley 2026/All
chapters
,Table of contents
Chapter 1 Foundations For Clinical Proficiency .
Chapter 2 Evaluating Clinical Evidence.
Chapter 3 Interviewing And The Health History.
Chapter 4 Beginning The Physical Examination: General Survey, Vital
Signs, And Pain.
Chapter 5 Behavior And Mental Status .
Chapter 6 The Skin, Hair, And Nails.
Chapter 7 The Head And Neck .
Chapter 8 The Thorax And Lungs.
Chapter 9 The Cardiovascular System .
Chapter 10 The Breasts And Axillae.
Chapter 11 The Abdomen .
Chapter 12 The Peripheral Vascular System.
Chapter 13 Male Genitalia And Hernias.
Chapter 14 Female Genitalia.
Chapter 15 The Anus, Rectum, And Prostate.
Chapter 16 The Musculoskeletal System.
Chapter 17 The Nervous System.
Chapter 18 Assessing Children: Infancy Through Adolescence.
Chapter 19 The Pregnant Woman.
Chapter 20 The Older Adult.
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CHAPTER 1 Foundations for Clinical Proficiency
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. 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.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe 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:
a. Objective.
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b. Reflective.
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c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
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ANS: C
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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
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physical examination. The terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 2
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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3. 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.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
4. 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.
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ANS: C
When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse validates the data to
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ensure accuracy. If the nurse has less experience in an area, then he or she asks an expert to listen.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis) REF: p. 2
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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5. The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. During the teaching session, the nurse should
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keep in mind that novice nurses, without a background of skills and experience from which to draw, are
more likely to make their decisions using:
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a. Intuition.
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b. A set of rules.
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History Taking 13th Edition by Lynn S. Bickley 2026/All
chapters
,Table of contents
Chapter 1 Foundations For Clinical Proficiency .
Chapter 2 Evaluating Clinical Evidence.
Chapter 3 Interviewing And The Health History.
Chapter 4 Beginning The Physical Examination: General Survey, Vital
Signs, And Pain.
Chapter 5 Behavior And Mental Status .
Chapter 6 The Skin, Hair, And Nails.
Chapter 7 The Head And Neck .
Chapter 8 The Thorax And Lungs.
Chapter 9 The Cardiovascular System .
Chapter 10 The Breasts And Axillae.
Chapter 11 The Abdomen .
Chapter 12 The Peripheral Vascular System.
Chapter 13 Male Genitalia And Hernias.
Chapter 14 Female Genitalia.
Chapter 15 The Anus, Rectum, And Prostate.
Chapter 16 The Musculoskeletal System.
Chapter 17 The Nervous System.
Chapter 18 Assessing Children: Infancy Through Adolescence.
Chapter 19 The Pregnant Woman.
Chapter 20 The Older Adult.
2
, Franklyn A Plus Pass
CHAPTER 1 Foundations for Clinical Proficiency
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. 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.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe 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:
a. Objective.
Fr
b. Reflective.
an
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
kl
ANS: C
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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
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physical examination. The terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
A
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 2
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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3. 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.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
4. 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.
Fr
ANS: C
When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse validates the data to
an
ensure accuracy. If the nurse has less experience in an area, then he or she asks an expert to listen.
kl
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis) REF: p. 2
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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5. The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. During the teaching session, the nurse should
A
keep in mind that novice nurses, without a background of skills and experience from which to draw, are
more likely to make their decisions using:
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a. Intuition.
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b. A set of rules.
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