Test Bank for Physical Examination and Health Assessment 7th edition by Jarvis

Test Bank: Physical Examination & Health Assessment 7e (Jarvis 2015) 1 Test Bank: Physical Examination & Health Assessment 7e (Jarvis 2015) 2 Table of Contents 1 Chapter 01: Evidence -Based Assessment Chapter 02: Cultural Competence Chapter 03: The Interview Chapter 04: The Complete Health History Chapter 05: Mental Status Assessment Chapter 06: Substance Use Assessment Chapter 07: Domestic and Family Violence Assessments Chapter 08: Assessment Techniques and Safety in the Clinical Setting Chapter 09: General Survey, Measurement, Vital Signs Chapter 10: Pain Assessment: The Fifth Vital Sign Chapter 11: Nutritional Assessment Chapter 12: Skin, Hair, and Nails Chapter 13: Head, Face, and Neck, Including Regional Lymphatics Chapter 14: Eyes Chapter 15: Ears Chapter 16: Nose, Mouth, and Throat Chapter 17: Breasts and Regional Lymphatics Chapter 18: Thorax and Lungs Chapter 19: Heart and Neck Vessels Chapter 20: Peripheral Vascular System and Lymphatic System Chapter 21: Abdomen Chapter 22: Musculoskeletal System Chapter 23: Neurologic System Chapter 24: Male Genitourinary System Chapter 25: Anus, Rectum, and Prostate Chapter 26: Female Genitourinary System Chapter 27: The Complete Health Assessment: Adult Chapter 28: The Complete Physical Assessment: Infant, Child, and Adolescent Chapter 29: Bedside Assessment of the Hospitalized Patient Chapter 30: The Pregnant Woman Chapter 31: Functional Assessment of the Older Adult 2 15 31 49 64 81 87 93 112 134 142 156 177 195 212 229 247 267 285 304 321 338 359 384 402 416 438 451 454 460 473 Test Bank: Physical Examination & Health Assessment 7e (Jarvis 2015) 3 Chapter 01: Evidence -Based Assessment 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 e xamination. 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. b. Reflective. c. Subjective. d. Introspective. ANS: C 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 physical examination. 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 3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to form the: a. Data base. b. Admitting data. Test Bank: Physical Examination & Health Assessment 7e (Jarvis 2015) 4 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. ANS: C When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse validates the data to ensure accuracy. If the nurse has less experience in an area, then he or she asks an expert to listen. DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis) REF: p. 2 MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care 5. The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. During the teaching session, the nurse should 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: a. Intuition. b. A set of rules. c. Articles in journals. d. Advice from supervisors. ANS: B Novice nurses operate from a set of defined, structured rules. The expert practitioner uses intuitive links. DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 3