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,Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment b b b
MULTIPLE CHOICE b
1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations are eupneic and
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bhis pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be:
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a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANSWER: A b
Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and
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auscultating during the physical examination. Subjective data is what the person says about him or
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herself during history taking. The terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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2. A patienttells the nurse thathe isverynervous, isnaus ea.CteOdM
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b
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a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANSWER: C b
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking. Objective data are what the
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bhealth professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the physical
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bexamination. The terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to form the:
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, a. Data base.
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,Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment b b b
MULTIPLE CHOICE b
1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations are eupneic and
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bhis pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be:
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a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANSWER: A b
Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and
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auscultating during the physical examination. Subjective data is what the person says about him or
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herself during history taking. The terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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2. A patienttells the nurse thathe isverynervous, isnaus ea.CteOdM
b b b , and feelshot.These types ofdata would be:
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b
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a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANSWER: C b
Subjective data are what the person says about him or herself during history taking. Objective data are what the
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bhealth professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the physical
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bexamination. The terms reflective and introspective are not used to describe data.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to form the:
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, a. Data base.
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