8th Edition By Jarvis
Test Bank
, PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT 8TH EDITION JARVIS TEST BANK
Test Bank - Physical Examination and Health Assessment 8e (by Jarvis) 2
, PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT 8TH EDITION JARVIS TEST BANK
Test Bank - Physical Examination and Health Assessment 8e (by Jarvis) 3
, PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT 8TH EDITION JARVIS TEST BANK
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Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the medical registered nurse has
charted that his respirations are eupneic andhis 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 auscultatingduring the physical examination. Subjective data is what
the person says about him or herself during historytaking. The terms reflective and
introspective are not used to describe data.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
MSC: Patient Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
2. A patient tells the medical registered nurse that he is very n e r vNo uUsR, SisIN
naGuTsBea.CteOdM
,
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 thehealth professional observes by inspecting, percussing,
palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination. The terms reflective and
introspective are not used to describe data.