, PHYSICAL brEXAMINATION brAND brHEALTH brASSESSMENT br8TH brEDITION brJARVIS brTEST
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br br br
MULTIPLE brCHOICE
1. After brcompleting bran brinitial brassessment brof bra brpatient, brthe brnurse brhas brcharted brthat brhis brrespirations brare
breupneic brand brhis b r pulse b r is b r 58 b r beats b r per b r minute. b r These brtypes brof b r data b r would b r be:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANS: br A
Objective brdata brare brwhat brthe brhealth brprofessional brobserves brby brinspecting, brpercussing, brpalpating, brand
brauscultating brduring brthe brphysical brexamination. brSubjective brdata bris brwhat brthe brperson brsays brabout brhim bror
brherself brduring brhistory brtaking. b r The b r terms b r reflective b r and b r introspective b r are b r not b r used b r to
b r describe b r data.
DIF: br Cognitive b r Level: br Understanding b r (Comprehension)
MSC: brClient brNeeds: br Safe brand br Effective br Care br Environment: b r Management br of br Care
2. A brpatient brtells brthe brnurse brthat brhe bris brvery brn e r vNo uUsR, brSisIN
naGuTsB
ea.CteOdM
, brand brfeels brhot. brThese brtypes brof brdata
brwould brbe:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANS: br C
Subjective brdata brare brwhat brthe brperson brsays brabout brhim bror brherself brduring brhistory brtaking. brObjective brdata brare
brwhat brthe brhealth b r professional b r observes b r by b r inspecting, b r percussing, b r palpating, b r and b r auscultating
b r during b r the b r physical brexamination. b r The b r terms b r reflective b r and b r introspective b r are b r not b r used b r to
b r describe b r data.
DIF: br Cognitive b r Level: br Understanding b r (Comprehension)
MSC: brClient brNeeds: br Safe brand br Effective br Care br Environment: b r Management br of br Care
3. The brpatients br record, brlaboratory br studies, brobjective br data, br and br subjective br data br combine br to br form brthe:
a. Data brbase.
b. Admitting b r data.
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c. Financial br statement.
d. Discharge br summary.
ANS: br A
Together brwith brthe brpatients brrecord brand brlaboratory brstudies, brthe brobjective brand brsubjective brdata brform brthe
brdata brbase. brThe b r other b r items b r are b r not b r part b r of b r the b r patients b r record, b r laboratory b r studies, b r or
b r data.
DIF: br Cognitive br Level: br Remembering br (Knowledge)
MSC: brClient brNeeds: br Safe brand br Effective br Care br Environment: b r Management br of br Care
4. When brlistening brto bra brpatients brbreath brsounds, brthe brnurse bris brunsure brof bra brsound brthat bris brheard. brThe
brnurses brnext braction brshould brbe brto:
a. Immediately brnotify brthe br patients br physician.
b. Document brthe br sound br exactly br as br it brwas br heard.
c. Validate brthe br data br by brasking br a br coworker br to br listen br to br the br breath br sounds.
d. Assess bragain br in br20 br minutes br to brnote br whether br the br sound br is br still brpresent.
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ANS: br C
When brunsure brof bra brsound brheard brwhile brlistening brto bra brpatients brbreath brsounds, brthe brnurse brvalidates brthe brdata
brto brensure braccuracy. b r If b r the b r nurse b r has b r less brexperience b r in b r an b r area, b r then b r he b r or b r she b r asks b r an
b r expert b r to b r listen.
DIF: brCognitive br Level: brAnalyzing br (Analysis)
MSC: brClient brNeeds: br Safe brand br Effective br Care br Environment: b r Management br of br Care
5. The b r nurse br is b r conducting b r a b r class b r for br new b r graduate b r nurses. b r During br the b r teaching b r session, br the
b r nurse b r should b r keep brin br mind b r that brnovice b r nurses, b r without bra br background br of brskills br and br experience
br from brwhich b r to brdraw, br are br more b r likely brto brmake brtheir brdecisions brusing:
a. Intuition.
b. A brset brof brrules.
c. Articles brin brjournals.
d. Advice br from br supervisors.
ANS: br B
Novice brnurses broperate brfrom bra brset brof brdefined, brstructured brrules. brThe brexpert brpractitioner bruses brintuitive
br links. brDIF: brCognitive br Level: brUnderstanding br (Comprehension)
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6. Expert brnurses brlearn brto brattend brto bra brpattern brof brassessment brdata brand bract brwithout brconsciously brlabeling
brit. brThese brresponses brare brreferred brto bras:
a. Intuition.
b. The br nursing br process.
c. Clinical br knowledge.
d. Diagnostic br reasoning.
ANS: br A
Intuition bris brcharacterized brby brpattern brrecognitionexpert brnurses brlearn brto brattend brto bra brpattern brof brassessment
brdata brand bract b r without b r consciously b r labeling b r it. b r The b r other b r options b r are b r not b r correct.
DIF: brCognitive brLevel: brUnderstanding
br (Comprehension) brMSC: brClient brNeeds: brGeneral
7. The brnurse bris brreviewing brinformation brabout brevidence-based brpractice br(EBP). brWhich brstatement brbest
brreflects brEBP?
a. EBP brrelies br on brtradition br for brsupportNoUfbrR
beSsItNpGrT
acBt.iC
ceOsM
.
b. EBP br is brsimply br the br use br of brbest brpractice br techniques br for br the brtreatment brof br patients.
c. EBP bremphasizes br the br use brof brbest br evidence br with br the br clinicians br experience.
d. The brpatients br own br preferences br are br not br important br with br EBP.
ANS: brC
EBP bris bra brsystematic brapproach brto brpractice brthat bremphasizes brthe bruse brof brbest brevidence brin brcombination
brwith brthe brclinicians brexperience, bras brwell bras brpatient brpreferences brand brvalues, brwhen brmaking brdecisions
brabout brcare brand brtreatment. brEBP bris brmore brthan brsimply brusing brthe brbest br practice brtechniques brto brtreat
brpatients, brand brquestioning brtradition b r is b r important b r when b r no b r compelling b r and b r supportive
b r research b r evidence b r exists.
DIF: brCognitive br Level: brApplying br (Application)
MSC: brClient brNeeds: br Safe brand br Effective br Care br Environment: b r Management br of br Care
8. The brnurse bris brconducting bra brclass bron brpriority brsetting brfor bra brgroup brof brnew brgraduate brnurses. brWhich bris
bran brexample brof bra brfirst-level brpriority brproblem?
a. Patient brwith br postoperative brpain
b. Newly brdiagnosed br patient brwith br diabetes br who br needs br diabetic br teaching
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br br br
MULTIPLE brCHOICE
1. After brcompleting bran brinitial brassessment brof bra brpatient, brthe brnurse brhas brcharted brthat brhis brrespirations brare
breupneic brand brhis b r pulse b r is b r 58 b r beats b r per b r minute. b r These brtypes brof b r data b r would b r be:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANS: br A
Objective brdata brare brwhat brthe brhealth brprofessional brobserves brby brinspecting, brpercussing, brpalpating, brand
brauscultating brduring brthe brphysical brexamination. brSubjective brdata bris brwhat brthe brperson brsays brabout brhim bror
brherself brduring brhistory brtaking. b r The b r terms b r reflective b r and b r introspective b r are b r not b r used b r to
b r describe b r data.
DIF: br Cognitive b r Level: br Understanding b r (Comprehension)
MSC: brClient brNeeds: br Safe brand br Effective br Care br Environment: b r Management br of br Care
2. A brpatient brtells brthe brnurse brthat brhe bris brvery brn e r vNo uUsR, brSisIN
naGuTsB
ea.CteOdM
, brand brfeels brhot. brThese brtypes brof brdata
brwould brbe:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANS: br C
Subjective brdata brare brwhat brthe brperson brsays brabout brhim bror brherself brduring brhistory brtaking. brObjective brdata brare
brwhat brthe brhealth b r professional b r observes b r by b r inspecting, b r percussing, b r palpating, b r and b r auscultating
b r during b r the b r physical brexamination. b r The b r terms b r reflective b r and b r introspective b r are b r not b r used b r to
b r describe b r data.
DIF: br Cognitive b r Level: br Understanding b r (Comprehension)
MSC: brClient brNeeds: br Safe brand br Effective br Care br Environment: b r Management br of br Care
3. The brpatients br record, brlaboratory br studies, brobjective br data, br and br subjective br data br combine br to br form brthe:
a. Data brbase.
b. Admitting b r data.
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c. Financial br statement.
d. Discharge br summary.
ANS: br A
Together brwith brthe brpatients brrecord brand brlaboratory brstudies, brthe brobjective brand brsubjective brdata brform brthe
brdata brbase. brThe b r other b r items b r are b r not b r part b r of b r the b r patients b r record, b r laboratory b r studies, b r or
b r data.
DIF: br Cognitive br Level: br Remembering br (Knowledge)
MSC: brClient brNeeds: br Safe brand br Effective br Care br Environment: b r Management br of br Care
4. When brlistening brto bra brpatients brbreath brsounds, brthe brnurse bris brunsure brof bra brsound brthat bris brheard. brThe
brnurses brnext braction brshould brbe brto:
a. Immediately brnotify brthe br patients br physician.
b. Document brthe br sound br exactly br as br it brwas br heard.
c. Validate brthe br data br by brasking br a br coworker br to br listen br to br the br breath br sounds.
d. Assess bragain br in br20 br minutes br to brnote br whether br the br sound br is br still brpresent.
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ANS: br C
When brunsure brof bra brsound brheard brwhile brlistening brto bra brpatients brbreath brsounds, brthe brnurse brvalidates brthe brdata
brto brensure braccuracy. b r If b r the b r nurse b r has b r less brexperience b r in b r an b r area, b r then b r he b r or b r she b r asks b r an
b r expert b r to b r listen.
DIF: brCognitive br Level: brAnalyzing br (Analysis)
MSC: brClient brNeeds: br Safe brand br Effective br Care br Environment: b r Management br of br Care
5. The b r nurse br is b r conducting b r a b r class b r for br new b r graduate b r nurses. b r During br the b r teaching b r session, br the
b r nurse b r should b r keep brin br mind b r that brnovice b r nurses, b r without bra br background br of brskills br and br experience
br from brwhich b r to brdraw, br are br more b r likely brto brmake brtheir brdecisions brusing:
a. Intuition.
b. A brset brof brrules.
c. Articles brin brjournals.
d. Advice br from br supervisors.
ANS: br B
Novice brnurses broperate brfrom bra brset brof brdefined, brstructured brrules. brThe brexpert brpractitioner bruses brintuitive
br links. brDIF: brCognitive br Level: brUnderstanding br (Comprehension)
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6. Expert brnurses brlearn brto brattend brto bra brpattern brof brassessment brdata brand bract brwithout brconsciously brlabeling
brit. brThese brresponses brare brreferred brto bras:
a. Intuition.
b. The br nursing br process.
c. Clinical br knowledge.
d. Diagnostic br reasoning.
ANS: br A
Intuition bris brcharacterized brby brpattern brrecognitionexpert brnurses brlearn brto brattend brto bra brpattern brof brassessment
brdata brand bract b r without b r consciously b r labeling b r it. b r The b r other b r options b r are b r not b r correct.
DIF: brCognitive brLevel: brUnderstanding
br (Comprehension) brMSC: brClient brNeeds: brGeneral
7. The brnurse bris brreviewing brinformation brabout brevidence-based brpractice br(EBP). brWhich brstatement brbest
brreflects brEBP?
a. EBP brrelies br on brtradition br for brsupportNoUfbrR
beSsItNpGrT
acBt.iC
ceOsM
.
b. EBP br is brsimply br the br use br of brbest brpractice br techniques br for br the brtreatment brof br patients.
c. EBP bremphasizes br the br use brof brbest br evidence br with br the br clinicians br experience.
d. The brpatients br own br preferences br are br not br important br with br EBP.
ANS: brC
EBP bris bra brsystematic brapproach brto brpractice brthat bremphasizes brthe bruse brof brbest brevidence brin brcombination
brwith brthe brclinicians brexperience, bras brwell bras brpatient brpreferences brand brvalues, brwhen brmaking brdecisions
brabout brcare brand brtreatment. brEBP bris brmore brthan brsimply brusing brthe brbest br practice brtechniques brto brtreat
brpatients, brand brquestioning brtradition b r is b r important b r when b r no b r compelling b r and b r supportive
b r research b r evidence b r exists.
DIF: brCognitive br Level: brApplying br (Application)
MSC: brClient brNeeds: br Safe brand br Effective br Care br Environment: b r Management br of br Care
8. The brnurse bris brconducting bra brclass bron brpriority brsetting brfor bra brgroup brof brnew brgraduate brnurses. brWhich bris
bran brexample brof bra brfirst-level brpriority brproblem?
a. Patient brwith br postoperative brpain
b. Newly brdiagnosed br patient brwith br diabetes br who br needs br diabetic br teaching
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