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Test Bank Physical Examination and Health
Assessment 9th Edition by Carolyn Jarvis,
Ann Eckhardt
All Chapters 1-32 With Rationales|A+ Graded
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Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations 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 or herself
during history taking. The terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
2.A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nausea.CtedM, and feels hot. These types of data
would be:
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. Objective data are
what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the
physical examination. The terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
3.The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to form the:
a. Data base.
c. Financial statement.
d. Discharge summary.
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.
4.When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound that is heard. The nurses next
action should be to:
a. Immediately notify the patients physician.
b. Document the sound exactly as it was heard.
c. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath sounds.
d. Assess again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present.
ANS: C
When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse validates the data to
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5.The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. During the teaching session, the nurse should
keep in mind that novice nurses, without a background of skills and experience from which to draw, are
more likely to make their decisions using:
a. Intuition.
b. A set of rules.
c. Articles in journals.
d. Advice from supervisors.
ANS: B
Novice nurses operate from a set of defined, structured rules. The expert practitioner uses intuitive links.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
6.The nurse is reviewing information about evidence-based practice (EBP). Which statement best reflects
EBP?
a. EBP relies on tradition for supportNoUf RbeSsItNpGrTacBt.iCceOsM.
b. EBP is simply the use of best practice techniques for the treatment of patients.
c. EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the clinicians experience.
d. The patients own preferences are not important with EBP.
ANS: C
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EBP is a systematic approach to practice that emphasizes the use of best evidence in combination with the
clinicians experience, as well as patient preferences and values, when making decisions about care and
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Test Bank Physical Examination and Health
Assessment 9th Edition by Carolyn Jarvis,
Ann Eckhardt
All Chapters 1-32 With Rationales|A+ Graded
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ch
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Page | 1
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, Tech Guru
Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations 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 or herself
during history taking. The terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
2.A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nausea.CtedM, and feels hot. These types of data
would be:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
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ANS: C
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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 auscultating during the
physical examination. The terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
3.The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to form the:
a. Data base.
c. Financial statement.
d. Discharge summary.
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.
4.When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound that is heard. The nurses next
action should be to:
a. Immediately notify the patients physician.
b. Document the sound exactly as it was heard.
c. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath sounds.
d. Assess again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present.
ANS: C
When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse validates the data to
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ensure accuracy. If the nurse has less experience in an area, then he or she asks an expert to listen.
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5.The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. During the teaching session, the nurse should
keep in mind that novice nurses, without a background of skills and experience from which to draw, are
more likely to make their decisions using:
a. Intuition.
b. A set of rules.
c. Articles in journals.
d. Advice from supervisors.
ANS: B
Novice nurses operate from a set of defined, structured rules. The expert practitioner uses intuitive links.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
6.The nurse is reviewing information about evidence-based practice (EBP). Which statement best reflects
EBP?
a. EBP relies on tradition for supportNoUf RbeSsItNpGrTacBt.iCceOsM.
b. EBP is simply the use of best practice techniques for the treatment of patients.
c. EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the clinicians experience.
d. The patients own preferences are not important with EBP.
ANS: C
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EBP is a systematic approach to practice that emphasizes the use of best evidence in combination with the
clinicians experience, as well as patient preferences and values, when making decisions about care and
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