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TEST BANK
Physical Examination and Health Assessment
4th Canadian Edition (Jarvis, 2026)
All Chapters 1 - 31
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapter 1;
Critical Thinking and Evidence-Informed Assessment
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which type of data is collected by obtaining vital signs?
a. Objective
b. Reflecting
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
ANSWER: 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 themselves during history taking.
The terms reflective and introspective are not used to
describe data.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of
Care
2.During an assessment, a patient describes feeling
warm, nauseated, and nervous. Which type of data is
collected?
a. Objective
b. Reflective
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
ANSWER: c
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Subjective data are what the person says about themselves
during history taking. Objective data are whatthe health
professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating,
and auscultating during the physical examination. The
terms reflective and
TEST BANK
Physical Examination and Health Assessment
4th Canadian Edition (Jarvis, 2026)
All Chapters 1 - 31
, lOMoAR cPSD| 8322407
TABLE OF CONTENTS
, lOMoAR cPSD| 8322407
Chapter 1;
Critical Thinking and Evidence-Informed Assessment
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which type of data is collected by obtaining vital signs?
a. Objective
b. Reflecting
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
ANSWER: 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 themselves during history taking.
The terms reflective and introspective are not used to
describe data.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of
Care
2.During an assessment, a patient describes feeling
warm, nauseated, and nervous. Which type of data is
collected?
a. Objective
b. Reflective
c. Subjective
d. Introspective
ANSWER: c
, lOMoAR cPSD| 8322407
Subjective data are what the person says about themselves
during history taking. Objective data are whatthe health
professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating,
and auscultating during the physical examination. The
terms reflective and
