Physical Examination and Health Assessment
TEST6BANK
PHYSICAL6EXAMINATION6AND6HEALTH6ASSESSMENT
9TH6EDITION6BY6CAROLYN6JARVIS,
ALL6CHAPTERS616-6326/6FULL6COMPLETE
, Physical6Examination6and6Health6Assessment6
TABLE6OF6CONTENTS
, Physical6Examination6and6Health6Assessment6
Chapter601:6Evidence-Based6Assessment
MULTIPLE6CHOICE
1. After6completing6an6initial6assessment6of6a6patient,6the6nurse6has6charted6that6his6respirations6are
6eupneic6and6 his6pulse6is6586beats6per6minute.6These6types6of6data6would6be:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANSWER:6A
Objective6data6are6what6the6health6professional6observes6by6inspecting,6percussing,6palpating,6and6a
uscultating6 during6 the6 physical6 examination.6 Subjective6 data6 is6 what6 the6 person6 says6 about6 him6 or
6 herself6 during6 history6 taking.6The6terms6reflective6and6introspective6are6not6used6to6describe6data.
DIF:6Cognitive6Level:6Understanding6(Comprehension)
MSC:6Client6Needs:6Safe6and6Effective6Care6Environment:6Management6of6Care
2. A6patient6tells6the6nurse6that6he6is6very6nervous,6is6nausea.C
teOdM
,6and6feels6hot.6These6types6of6data6wo
uld6be:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANSWER:6C
Subjective6data6are6what6the6person6says6about6him6or6herself6during6history6taking.6Objective6data6
are6what6the6 health6professional6observes6by6inspecting,6percussing,6palpating,6and6auscultating6durin
g6the6physical6 examination.6The6terms6reflective6and6introspective6are6not6used6to6describe6data.
DIF:6Cognitive6Level:6Understanding6(Comprehension)
MSC:6Client6Needs:6Safe6and6Effective6Care6Environment:6Management6of6Care
3. The6patients6record,6laboratory6studies,6objective6data,6and6subjective6data6combine6to6form6the:
, a. Data6base.