TEST BANK: PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT, CANADIAN 3RD EDITION, CAROLYN JARVIS

Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment Jarvis: Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 3rd Canadian edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations are 18 breaths per minute and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be: a. Objective b. Reflective c. Subjective d. Introspective ANS: A Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination. Subjective data are what the person says about himself 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 nauseated, and “feels hot.” These types of data would be: a. Objective b. Reflective c. Subjective d. Introspective ANS: C Subjective data are what the person says about himself 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 patient’s record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to form the: a. Database b. Admitting data c. Financial statement d. Discharge summary ANS: A Together with the patient’s record and laboratory studies, the objective and subjective data form the database. The other items are not part of the patient’s record, laboratory studies, or data.