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,1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has c
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harted that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per
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minute. These types of data would be:
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a. Objective.
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b. Reflective.
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c. Subjective.
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d. Introspective.
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Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecti
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ng, percussing, palpating,
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and auscultating during the physical examination. Subjective data is
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what the person says about
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him or herself during history taking. The terms reflective and introsp
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ective are not used to xd xd xd xd
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2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and
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feels hot. These types of
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data would be: xd xd
a. Objective.
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b. Reflective.
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c. Subjective.
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d. Introspective.
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Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during
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history taking. Objective
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data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percus
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sing, palpating, andxd xd
auscultating during the physical examination. The terms reflective an
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d introspective are not used
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to describe data.
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, 3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjec
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tive data combine to form
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the:
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b. Admitting data.
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c. Financial statement.
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d. Discharge summary.
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Together with the patients record and laboratory studies, the objecti
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ve and subjective data form
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the data base. The other items are not part of the patients record, la
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boratory studies, or data. xd xd xd
4. When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of
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a sound that is heard. The
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nurses next action should be to:
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a. Immediately notify the patients physician.
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b. Document the sound exactly as it was heard.
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,1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has c
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harted that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per
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minute. These types of data would be:
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a. Objective.
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b. Reflective.
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c. Subjective.
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d. Introspective.
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Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecti
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ng, percussing, palpating,
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and auscultating during the physical examination. Subjective data is
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what the person says about
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him or herself during history taking. The terms reflective and introsp
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ective are not used to xd xd xd xd
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2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and
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feels hot. These types of
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data would be: xd xd
a. Objective.
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b. Reflective.
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c. Subjective.
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d. Introspective.
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Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during
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history taking. Objective
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data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percus
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sing, palpating, andxd xd
auscultating during the physical examination. The terms reflective an
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d introspective are not used
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to describe data.
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, 3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjec
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tive data combine to form
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the:
a. Data base.
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b. Admitting data.
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c. Financial statement.
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d. Discharge summary.
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Together with the patients record and laboratory studies, the objecti
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ve and subjective data form
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the data base. The other items are not part of the patients record, la
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boratory studies, or data. xd xd xd
4. When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of
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a sound that is heard. The
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nurses next action should be to:
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a. Immediately notify the patients physician.
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b. Document the sound exactly as it was heard.
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