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Adult Health Assessment Jarvis8th edition (395 terms)
evaluation test with best
results.
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
,Adult Health Assessment Jarvis
8th edition (395 terms)
evaluation test with best
results.
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. - 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.
The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective
data combine to form the:
,Adult Health Assessment Jarvis
8th edition (395 terms)
evaluation test with best
results.
a. Data base.
b. Admitting data.
c. Financial statement.
d. Discharge summary. - Answer 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
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.
, Adult Health Assessment Jarvis
8th edition (395 terms)
evaluation test with best
results.
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.
- Answer 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.
The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. During the
teaching session, the nurse should keep
in mind that novice nurses, without a background of skills and
experience from which to draw, are more likely
to make their decisions using:
a. Intuition.
b. A set of rules.
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