, Bates’AGuideAToAPhysicalAExaminationAandAHistoryATakingA13t
h
AEditionABickleyATestABankA(examAtestAwithAcorrectAanswe
rs)
CHAPTER
1AFoundationsAforAClinicalAProficien
cyAMULTIPLEACHOICE
1. AfterAcompletingAanAinitialAassessmentAof-
aApatient,AtheAnurseAhasAchartedAthatAhisArespirationsAareAeupneicAandAhisApulseAisA58Ab
eatsAperAminute.ATheseAtypesAofAdataAwouldAbe:
a Objective.
.
b Reflective.
.
c Subjective.
.
d Introspective.
.
ANS:AA
ObjectiveAdataAareAwhatAtheAhealthAprofessionalAobservesAbyAinspecting,Apercussing,Apalpa
ting,AandAauscultatingAduringAtheAphysicalAexamination.ASubjectiveAdata-
isAwhatAtheApersonAsaysAaboutAhimAorAherselfAduringAhistory-
taking.ATheAtermsAreflectiveAandAintrospectiveAareAnot-usedAtoAdescribeAdata.
DIF:ACognitiveALevel:AUnderstanding-(Comprehension)AREF:Ap.A2
MSC:AClientANeeds:ASafeAandAEffectiveACareAEnvironment:AManagementAof-Care
2. AApatientAtellsAtheAnurseAthatAheAisAveryAnervous,AisAnauseated,AandAfeelsAhot.AThes
eAtypesAofAdataAwouldAbe:
a Objective.
.
b Reflective.
.
c Subjective.
.
d Introspective.
.
ANS:AC
SubjectiveAdataAareAwhatAtheApersonAsaysAaboutAhimAorAherselfAduringAhistoryAtaking.AObj
ectiveAdataAareAwhatAtheAhealthAprofessionalAobservesAby-
inspecting,Apercussing,Apalpating,Aand
auscultatingAduringAtheAphysicalAexamination.ATheAtermsAreflectiveAandAintrospectiveA areAnotA
, used