a. Reflective.
b. Subjective.
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Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment
MULTIPLE CHOICE
2. 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. Introspective.
ANS:7vA
Objective7vdata7vare7vwhat7vthe7vhealth7vprofessional7vobserves7vby7vinspecting,7vpercussing,7vpalpating,7vand7vausc
ultating7vduring7vthe7vphysical7vexamination.7vSubjective7vdata7vis7vwhat7vthe7vperson7vsays7vabout7vhim7vor7vhersel
f7vduring7vhistory7vtaking.7vThe7 v terms7 v reflective7 v and7 v introspective7 v are7 v not7 v used7 v to7 v describe7 v data.
DIF:7 v Cognitive7v Level:7 v Understanding7v (Comprehension)
MSC:7vClient7vNeeds:7vSafe7vand7vEffective7vCare7vEnvironment:7 v Management7 v of7vCare
3. A7vpatient7vtells7vthe7vnurse7vthat7vhe7vis7vvery7vnervous,7vis7vn a u s e a. Ct eOd M
, 7vand7vfeels7vhot.7vThese7vtypes7vof7vdata7vwould
7vbe:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANS:7vC
Subjective7vdata7vare7vwhat7vthe7vperson7vsays7vabout7vhim7vor7vherself7vduring7vhistory7vtaking.7vObjective7vdata7
vare7vwhat7vthe7vhealth7 v professional7 v observes7 v by7 v inspecting,7 v percussing,7 v palpating,7 v and7 v auscultatin
g7 v during7 v the7 v physical7vexamination.7 v The7 v terms7 v reflective7 v and7 v introspective7 v are7 v not7 v used7 v to7 v
describe7 v data.
DIF:7 v Cognitive7v Level:7 v Understanding7v (Comprehension)
MSC:7vClient7vNeeds:7vSafe7vand7vEffective7vCare7vEnvironment:7 v Management7 v of7vCare
4. The7vpatients7vrecord,7vlaboratory7vstudies,7vobjective7vdata,7vand7vsubjective7 v data7vcombine7v to7vform7vthe:
a. Data7vbase.
b. Admitting7 v data
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c. Financial7vstatement.
d. Discharge7vsummary.
ANS:7vA
Together7vwith7vthe7vpatients7vrecord7vand7vlaboratory7vstudies,7vthe7vobjective7vand7vsubjective7vdata7vform7vthe7v
data7vbase.7vThe7 v other7 v items7 v are7 v not7 v part7 v of7 v the7 v patients7 v record,7 v laboratory7 v studies,7 v or7 v data.
DIF:7vCognitive7v Level:7vRemembering7v (Knowledge)
MSC:7vClient7vNeeds:7vSafe7vand7vEffective7vCare7vEnvironment:7 v Management7 v of7vCare
5. When7vlistening7vto7va7vpatients7vbreath7vsounds,7vthe7vnurse7vis7vunsure7vof7va7vsound7vthat7vis7vheard.7vThe
7vnurses7vnext7vaction7vshould7vbe7vto:
a. Immediately7vnotify7vthe7vpatients7vphysician.
b. Document7vthe7vsound7vexactly7vas7vit7vwas7vheard.
c. Validate7vthe7vdata7vby7vasking7va7vcoworker7vto7vlisten7vto7vthe7v breath7vsounds.
d. Assess7vagain7vin7v207vminutes7vto7vnote7vwhether7vthe7vsound7vis7vstill7vpresent.
ANS:7vC
When7vunsure7vof7va7vsound7vheard7vwhile7vlistening7vto7va7vpatients7vbreath7vsounds,7vthe7vnurse7vvalidates7vthe7vdata7vto7
vensure7vaccuracy.7vIf7vthe7 v nurse7 v has7 v less7 v experience7 v in7 v an7 v area,7vthen7 v he7vor7 v she7 v asks7 v an7 v expert7 v to7 v list
en.
DIF:7vCognitive7v Level:7vAnalyzing7v (Analysis)
MSC:7vClient7vNeeds:7vSafe7vand7vEffective7vCare7vEnvironment:7 v Management7 v of7vCare
6. The7v nurse7vis7 v conducting7 v a7 v class7 v for7 v new7 v graduate7 v nurses.7 v During7 v the7 v teaching7 v session,7vthe7 v nurs
e7 v should7 v keep7vin7v mind7v that7vnovice7 v nurses,7 v without7 v a7vbackground7 v of7vskills7 v and7vexperience7 v from7 v wh
ich7v to7vdraw,7 v are7 v more7 v likely7vto7vmake7vtheir7vdecisions7vusing:
a. Intuition.
b. A7vset7vof7vrules.
c. Articles7vin7vjournals.
d. Advice7vfrom7vsupervisors.
ANS:7vB
Novice7vnurses7voperate7vfrom7va7vset7vof7vdefined,7vstructured7vrules.7vThe7vexpert7vpractitioner7vuses7vintuitiv
e7vlinks.7vDIF:7vCognitive7vLevel:7vUnderstanding7 v (Comprehension)
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MSC:7 v Client7 v Needs:7 v General
7. The7vnurse7vis7vreviewing7vinformation7vabout7vevidence-
based7vpractice7v(EBP).7vWhich7vstatement7vbest7vreflects7vEBP?
a. EBP7vrelies7von7vtradition7vfor7vsupportNoUf7vRbeSsI tNpGrTa cBt.iC
c eOsM
.
b. EBP7vis7vsimply7v the7vuse7vof7vbest7vpractice7vtechniques7vfor7vthe7vtreatment7vof7vpatients.
c. EBP7vemphasizes7vthe7vuse7vof7vbest7vevidence7vwith7vthe7vclinicians7vexperience.
d. The7vpatients7v own7vpreferences7vare7vnot7vimportant7vwith7vEBP.
ANS:7 v C
EBP7vis7va7vsystematic7vapproach7vto7vpractice7vthat7vemphasizes7vthe7vuse7vof7vbest7vevidence7vin7vcombinatio
n7vwith7vthe7vclinicians7vexperience,7vas7vwell7vas7vpatient7vpreferences7vand7vvalues,7vwhen7vmaking7vdecisio
ns7vabout7vcare7vand7vtreatment.7vEBP7vis7vmore7vthan7vsimply7vusing7vthe7vbest7vpractice7vtechniques7vto7vtrea
t7vpatients,7vand7vquestioning7vtradition7 v is7 v important7 v when7 v no7 v compelling7 v and7 v supportive7 v resear
ch7 v evidence7 v exists.
DIF:7vCognitive7v Level:7vApplying7v (Application)
MSC:7vClient7vNeeds:7vSafe7vand7vEffective7vCare7vEnvironment:7 v Management7 v of7vCare
8. Expert7vnurses7vlearn7vto7vattend7vto7va7vpattern7vof7vassessment7vdata7vand7vact7vwithout7vconsciously7vlabelin
g7vit.7vThese7vresponses7vare7vreferred7vto7vas:
a. Intuition.
b. The7vnursing7vprocess.
c. Clinical7vknowledge.
d. Diagnostic7vreasoning.
ANS:7vA
Intuition7vis7vcharacterized7vby7vpattern7vrecognitionexpert7vnurses7vlearn7vto7vattend7vto7va7vpattern7vof7vassessme
nt7vdata7vand7vact7 v without7 v consciously7 v labeling7 v it.7 v The7 v other7 v options7 v are7 v not7 v correct.
DIF:7vCognitive7vLevel:7vUnderstanding7v(Comprehensi
on)7vMSC:7vClient7vNeeds:7vGeneral
9. The7vnurse7vis7vconducting7va7vclass7von7vpriority7vsetting7vfor7va7vgroup7vof7vnew7vgraduate7vnurses.7vWhich7vis
7van7vexample7vof7va7vfirst-level7vpriority7vproblem?
a. Patient7vwith7vpostoperative7vpain
b. Newly7vdiagnosed7vpatient7vwith7vdiabetes7vwho7vneeds7vdiabetic7vte
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b. Subjective.
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Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment
MULTIPLE CHOICE
2. 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. Introspective.
ANS:7vA
Objective7vdata7vare7vwhat7vthe7vhealth7vprofessional7vobserves7vby7vinspecting,7vpercussing,7vpalpating,7vand7vausc
ultating7vduring7vthe7vphysical7vexamination.7vSubjective7vdata7vis7vwhat7vthe7vperson7vsays7vabout7vhim7vor7vhersel
f7vduring7vhistory7vtaking.7vThe7 v terms7 v reflective7 v and7 v introspective7 v are7 v not7 v used7 v to7 v describe7 v data.
DIF:7 v Cognitive7v Level:7 v Understanding7v (Comprehension)
MSC:7vClient7vNeeds:7vSafe7vand7vEffective7vCare7vEnvironment:7 v Management7 v of7vCare
3. A7vpatient7vtells7vthe7vnurse7vthat7vhe7vis7vvery7vnervous,7vis7vn a u s e a. Ct eOd M
, 7vand7vfeels7vhot.7vThese7vtypes7vof7vdata7vwould
7vbe:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANS:7vC
Subjective7vdata7vare7vwhat7vthe7vperson7vsays7vabout7vhim7vor7vherself7vduring7vhistory7vtaking.7vObjective7vdata7
vare7vwhat7vthe7vhealth7 v professional7 v observes7 v by7 v inspecting,7 v percussing,7 v palpating,7 v and7 v auscultatin
g7 v during7 v the7 v physical7vexamination.7 v The7 v terms7 v reflective7 v and7 v introspective7 v are7 v not7 v used7 v to7 v
describe7 v data.
DIF:7 v Cognitive7v Level:7 v Understanding7v (Comprehension)
MSC:7vClient7vNeeds:7vSafe7vand7vEffective7vCare7vEnvironment:7 v Management7 v of7vCare
4. The7vpatients7vrecord,7vlaboratory7vstudies,7vobjective7vdata,7vand7vsubjective7 v data7vcombine7v to7vform7vthe:
a. Data7vbase.
b. Admitting7 v data
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c. Financial7vstatement.
d. Discharge7vsummary.
ANS:7vA
Together7vwith7vthe7vpatients7vrecord7vand7vlaboratory7vstudies,7vthe7vobjective7vand7vsubjective7vdata7vform7vthe7v
data7vbase.7vThe7 v other7 v items7 v are7 v not7 v part7 v of7 v the7 v patients7 v record,7 v laboratory7 v studies,7 v or7 v data.
DIF:7vCognitive7v Level:7vRemembering7v (Knowledge)
MSC:7vClient7vNeeds:7vSafe7vand7vEffective7vCare7vEnvironment:7 v Management7 v of7vCare
5. When7vlistening7vto7va7vpatients7vbreath7vsounds,7vthe7vnurse7vis7vunsure7vof7va7vsound7vthat7vis7vheard.7vThe
7vnurses7vnext7vaction7vshould7vbe7vto:
a. Immediately7vnotify7vthe7vpatients7vphysician.
b. Document7vthe7vsound7vexactly7vas7vit7vwas7vheard.
c. Validate7vthe7vdata7vby7vasking7va7vcoworker7vto7vlisten7vto7vthe7v breath7vsounds.
d. Assess7vagain7vin7v207vminutes7vto7vnote7vwhether7vthe7vsound7vis7vstill7vpresent.
ANS:7vC
When7vunsure7vof7va7vsound7vheard7vwhile7vlistening7vto7va7vpatients7vbreath7vsounds,7vthe7vnurse7vvalidates7vthe7vdata7vto7
vensure7vaccuracy.7vIf7vthe7 v nurse7 v has7 v less7 v experience7 v in7 v an7 v area,7vthen7 v he7vor7 v she7 v asks7 v an7 v expert7 v to7 v list
en.
DIF:7vCognitive7v Level:7vAnalyzing7v (Analysis)
MSC:7vClient7vNeeds:7vSafe7vand7vEffective7vCare7vEnvironment:7 v Management7 v of7vCare
6. The7v nurse7vis7 v conducting7 v a7 v class7 v for7 v new7 v graduate7 v nurses.7 v During7 v the7 v teaching7 v session,7vthe7 v nurs
e7 v should7 v keep7vin7v mind7v that7vnovice7 v nurses,7 v without7 v a7vbackground7 v of7vskills7 v and7vexperience7 v from7 v wh
ich7v to7vdraw,7 v are7 v more7 v likely7vto7vmake7vtheir7vdecisions7vusing:
a. Intuition.
b. A7vset7vof7vrules.
c. Articles7vin7vjournals.
d. Advice7vfrom7vsupervisors.
ANS:7vB
Novice7vnurses7voperate7vfrom7va7vset7vof7vdefined,7vstructured7vrules.7vThe7vexpert7vpractitioner7vuses7vintuitiv
e7vlinks.7vDIF:7vCognitive7vLevel:7vUnderstanding7 v (Comprehension)
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MSC:7 v Client7 v Needs:7 v General
7. The7vnurse7vis7vreviewing7vinformation7vabout7vevidence-
based7vpractice7v(EBP).7vWhich7vstatement7vbest7vreflects7vEBP?
a. EBP7vrelies7von7vtradition7vfor7vsupportNoUf7vRbeSsI tNpGrTa cBt.iC
c eOsM
.
b. EBP7vis7vsimply7v the7vuse7vof7vbest7vpractice7vtechniques7vfor7vthe7vtreatment7vof7vpatients.
c. EBP7vemphasizes7vthe7vuse7vof7vbest7vevidence7vwith7vthe7vclinicians7vexperience.
d. The7vpatients7v own7vpreferences7vare7vnot7vimportant7vwith7vEBP.
ANS:7 v C
EBP7vis7va7vsystematic7vapproach7vto7vpractice7vthat7vemphasizes7vthe7vuse7vof7vbest7vevidence7vin7vcombinatio
n7vwith7vthe7vclinicians7vexperience,7vas7vwell7vas7vpatient7vpreferences7vand7vvalues,7vwhen7vmaking7vdecisio
ns7vabout7vcare7vand7vtreatment.7vEBP7vis7vmore7vthan7vsimply7vusing7vthe7vbest7vpractice7vtechniques7vto7vtrea
t7vpatients,7vand7vquestioning7vtradition7 v is7 v important7 v when7 v no7 v compelling7 v and7 v supportive7 v resear
ch7 v evidence7 v exists.
DIF:7vCognitive7v Level:7vApplying7v (Application)
MSC:7vClient7vNeeds:7vSafe7vand7vEffective7vCare7vEnvironment:7 v Management7 v of7vCare
8. Expert7vnurses7vlearn7vto7vattend7vto7va7vpattern7vof7vassessment7vdata7vand7vact7vwithout7vconsciously7vlabelin
g7vit.7vThese7vresponses7vare7vreferred7vto7vas:
a. Intuition.
b. The7vnursing7vprocess.
c. Clinical7vknowledge.
d. Diagnostic7vreasoning.
ANS:7vA
Intuition7vis7vcharacterized7vby7vpattern7vrecognitionexpert7vnurses7vlearn7vto7vattend7vto7va7vpattern7vof7vassessme
nt7vdata7vand7vact7 v without7 v consciously7 v labeling7 v it.7 v The7 v other7 v options7 v are7 v not7 v correct.
DIF:7vCognitive7vLevel:7vUnderstanding7v(Comprehensi
on)7vMSC:7vClient7vNeeds:7vGeneral
9. The7vnurse7vis7vconducting7va7vclass7von7vpriority7vsetting7vfor7va7vgroup7vof7vnew7vgraduate7vnurses.7vWhich7vis
7van7vexample7vof7va7vfirst-level7vpriority7vproblem?
a. Patient7vwith7vpostoperative7vpain
b. Newly7vdiagnosed7vpatient7vwith7vdiabetes7vwho7vneeds7vdiabetic7vte
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