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1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his
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respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute.
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These types of data would be:
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b Reflective.
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Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting,
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percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination. Subjective
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data is what the person says about him or herself during history taking. The
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terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 2
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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2. Apatient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and feels hot.
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These types of data would be:
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a Objective.
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Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during
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history taking. Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting,
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percussing, palpating, and
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auscultating during the physical examination. The terms reflective and introspective are
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to describe data.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 2
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3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective
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Together with the patients record and laboratory studies, the objective and subjective
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data form the data base. The other items are not part of the patients
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 2
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4. When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a
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l sound that is heard. The nurses next action should be to:
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c Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath sounds.
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When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis) REF: p. 2
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