Physical Examination and Health Assessment - Canadian E-Book notes

Physical Examination and Health Assessment CANADIAN 3rd Edition Jarvis Test Bank Chapters 1-31

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. T...