Physical Examination and Health Assessment
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3rd Edition by Carolyn Jarvis,
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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,Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment
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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.
ANSWER: |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.
DIF: | Cognitive | Level: | Understanding | (Comprehension)
MSC: |Client |Needs: |Safe |and |Effective |Care |Environment: | Management | of |Care
2. A |patient |tells |the |nurse |that|he |is |very |nervous, |is |n|a|u|s e|a.|Ct|eOd|M
, | and |feels |hot. |These |types |of |data |would |be:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANSWER: |C
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.
DIF: | Cognitive | Level: | Understanding |(Comprehension)
MSC: |Client |Needs: |Safe |and |Effective |Care |Environment: | Management | of |Care
3. The |patients |record, |laboratory |studies, |objective |data, |and |subjective |data |combine | to |form |the:
, a. Data |base.