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Test Bank for Bates’ Guide To Physical Examination and History
Taking 13th Edition
by Bickley
All Chapters (1 -27) |Expert Verified Answers| Graded A+
ISBN 9781975178383
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 Foundations for Clinical Proficiency ......................................................................................... 3
CHAPTER 2 Evaluating Clinical Evidence ....................................................................................................... 15
CHAPTER 3 Interviewing and the Health History ..................................................................................... 34
CHAPTER 4 Beginning the Physical Examination: General Survey, Vital Signs, and Pain.... 46
CHAPTER 5 Behavior and Mental Status ........................................................................................................ 61
CHAPTER 6 The Skin, Hair, and Nails ............................................................................................................... 77
CHAPTER 7 The Head and Neck .......................................................................................................................... 92
CHAPTER 8 The Thorax and Lungs................................................................................................................. 107
CHAPTER 9 The Cardiovascular System ...................................................................................................... 122
CHAPTER 10 The Breasts and Axillae ........................................................................................................... 137
CHAPTER 11 The Abdomen ................................................................................................................................ 153
CHAPTER 12 The Peripheral Vascular System ......................................................................................... 168
CHAPTER 13 Male Genitalia and Hernias ................................................................................................... 182
CHAPTER 14 Female Genitalia .......................................................................................................................... 197
CHAPTER 15 The Anus, Rectum, and Prostate ......................................................................................... 214
CHAPTER 16 The Musculoskeletal System ................................................................................................. 230
CHAPTER 17 The Nervous System .................................................................................................................. 247
CHAPTER 18 Assessing Children: Infancy Through Adolescence.................................................. 264
CHAPTER 19 The Pregnant Woman ............................................................................................................... 268
CHAPTER 20 The Older Adult ............................................................................................................................ 285
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CHAPTER 1 Foundations for Clinical Proficiency
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.
CORRECT ANSWERS: 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) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and feels hot.
These types of data would be:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
CORRECT ANSWERS: 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) REF: p. 2
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3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data
combine to form the:
a. Data base.
b. Admitting data.
c. Financial statement.
d. Discharge summary.
CORRECT ANSWERS: 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.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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.
CORRECT ANSWERS: C
When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse
validates the data to ensure accuracy. If the nurse has less experience in an area, then he
or she asks an expert to listen.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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Test Bank for Bates’ Guide To Physical Examination and History
Taking 13th Edition
by Bickley
All Chapters (1 -27) |Expert Verified Answers| Graded A+
ISBN 9781975178383
~1~
,THIS DOCUMENT BELONGS TO TESTBANKSPROF
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 Foundations for Clinical Proficiency ......................................................................................... 3
CHAPTER 2 Evaluating Clinical Evidence ....................................................................................................... 15
CHAPTER 3 Interviewing and the Health History ..................................................................................... 34
CHAPTER 4 Beginning the Physical Examination: General Survey, Vital Signs, and Pain.... 46
CHAPTER 5 Behavior and Mental Status ........................................................................................................ 61
CHAPTER 6 The Skin, Hair, and Nails ............................................................................................................... 77
CHAPTER 7 The Head and Neck .......................................................................................................................... 92
CHAPTER 8 The Thorax and Lungs................................................................................................................. 107
CHAPTER 9 The Cardiovascular System ...................................................................................................... 122
CHAPTER 10 The Breasts and Axillae ........................................................................................................... 137
CHAPTER 11 The Abdomen ................................................................................................................................ 153
CHAPTER 12 The Peripheral Vascular System ......................................................................................... 168
CHAPTER 13 Male Genitalia and Hernias ................................................................................................... 182
CHAPTER 14 Female Genitalia .......................................................................................................................... 197
CHAPTER 15 The Anus, Rectum, and Prostate ......................................................................................... 214
CHAPTER 16 The Musculoskeletal System ................................................................................................. 230
CHAPTER 17 The Nervous System .................................................................................................................. 247
CHAPTER 18 Assessing Children: Infancy Through Adolescence.................................................. 264
CHAPTER 19 The Pregnant Woman ............................................................................................................... 268
CHAPTER 20 The Older Adult ............................................................................................................................ 285
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CHAPTER 1 Foundations for Clinical Proficiency
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.
CORRECT ANSWERS: 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) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and feels hot.
These types of data would be:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
CORRECT ANSWERS: 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) REF: p. 2
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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.
b. Admitting data.
c. Financial statement.
d. Discharge summary.
CORRECT ANSWERS: 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.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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.
CORRECT ANSWERS: C
When unsure of a sound heard while listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse
validates the data to ensure accuracy. If the nurse has less experience in an area, then he
or she asks an expert to listen.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis) REF: p. 2
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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