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Evidence-
Based Physical Examination Best Practices for Health & Well-
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Being Assessment 1st Edition Test Bank A+
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Chapter#1.#APPROACH#TO#EVIDENCE-
BASED#ASSESSMENT#OF#HEALTH#AND#WELL-#BEING
MULTIPLE#CHOICE
1. After#completing#an#initial#assessment#of#a#patient,#the#nurse#has#charted#that#his#res
pirations#are#eupneic#and#his#pulse#is#58#beats#per#minute.#These#types#of#data#would#be:
a
.
Objective.
b
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.
Reflective.
c
#
.
Subjective.
d
#
. Introspective.
ANS:#A
Objective#data#are#what#the#health#professional#observes#by#inspecting,#percussing,#palpating,#and
auscultating#during#the#physical#examination.#Subjective#data#is#what#the#person#says#about#him#o
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r#herself#during#history#taking.#The#terms#reflective#and#introspective#are#not#used#to#describe#data
.
DIF:#Cognitive#Level:#Understanding#(Comprehension)#REF:#z.#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#o
f#data#would#be:
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a
. Objective.
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b
.
Reflective.
c
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.
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#auscultati
ng#during#the#physical#examination.#The#terms#reflective#and#introspective#are#not#used#to#describe#
data.
DIF:#Cognitive#Level:#Understanding#(Comprehension)#REF:#z.#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#f
orm#the:
a
.
Data#base.
# b
.
Admitting#data.
# c
.
Financial#statement.
# d
. Discharge#summary.
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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.
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Evidence-
Based Physical Examination Best Practices for Health & Well-
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Being Assessment 1st Edition Test Bank A+
# # # # # #
Chapter#1.#APPROACH#TO#EVIDENCE-
BASED#ASSESSMENT#OF#HEALTH#AND#WELL-#BEING
MULTIPLE#CHOICE
1. After#completing#an#initial#assessment#of#a#patient,#the#nurse#has#charted#that#his#res
pirations#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#examination.#Subjective#data#is#what#the#person#says#about#him#o
#
r#herself#during#history#taking.#The#terms#reflective#and#introspective#are#not#used#to#describe#data
.
DIF:#Cognitive#Level:#Understanding#(Comprehension)#REF:#z.#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#o
f#data#would#be:
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a
. Objective.
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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#auscultati
ng#during#the#physical#examination.#The#terms#reflective#and#introspective#are#not#used#to#describe#
data.
DIF:#Cognitive#Level:#Understanding#(Comprehension)#REF:#z.#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#f
orm#the:
a
.
Data#base.
# b
.
Admitting#data.
# c
.
Financial#statement.
# d
. Discharge#summary.
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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.
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