Test Bank For Physical Examination and Health Assessment 8th Edition by Jarvis

Physical Examination and Health Assessment

8th Edition By Jarvis

Test Bank

, PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT 8TH EDITION JARVIS TEST BANK
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Test Bank - Physical Examination and HealthAssessment 8e (by Jarvis)
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1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his
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respirations areeupneic andhis pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be:
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a. Objective.


b. Reflective.


c. Subjective.


d. Introspective.


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Objective data arewhat the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing,
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palpating,andauscultatingduring the physical examination. Subjective data is what the
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person says about him or herself during historytaking. The terms reflective and
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introspective are not used to describe data.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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2. Apatient tells the nurse that he is very n e r vNo uUsR, SisIN
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types of data would be:
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a. Objective.


b. Reflective.


c. Subjective.


d. Introspective.


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Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking.
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Objective data are what thehealth professional observes by inspecting, percussing,
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palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination. The terms reflective and
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introspective are not used to describe data.
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Test Bank - Physical Examination and HealthAssessment 8e (by Jarvis)
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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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
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form the:
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a. Data base.
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ANS: A j




Together with the patients record and laboratory studies, the objective and subjective
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dataformthedatabase.The other items are not part of the patients record, laboratory
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studies, or data.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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4. Whenlisteningtoa patientsbreathsounds, the nurse isunsure of asoundthat is
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heard. The nurses nextaction should be to:
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c. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath sounds. j j j j j j j j j j j j




d. Assess again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present.
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When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse
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validatesthedatatoensureaccuracy. If the nurse has less experience in an area, then he or
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she asks an expert to listen.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis)
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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
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nurse should keep in mind that novice nurses, without a background of skills and
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experience from which to draw, are more likelyto make their decisions using:
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a. Intuition.


b. A set of rules.
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