BATES' GUIDE TO

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

AND HISTORY TAKING,

12TH EDITION

BY: LYNN S. BICKLEY

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Bates’ Guide To Physical Examination And History Taking, 12th Edition by Lynn S. Bickley Test Bank

Unit 1 Foundations Of Health Assessment

Chapter 1: Foundations For Clinical Proficiency

Chapter 2: Evaluating Clinical Evidence

Chapter 3: Interviewing And The Health History

Unit 2 Regional Examinations

Chapter 4: Beginning The Physical Examination: General Survey, Vital Signs, And Pain

Chapter 5: Behavior And Mental Status

Chapter 6: The Skin, Hair, And Nails

Chapter 7: The Head And Neck

Chapter 8: The Thorax And Lungs

Chapter 9: The Cardiovascular System

Chapter 10: The Breasts And Axillae

Chapter 11: The Abdomen

Chapter 12: The Peripheral Vascular System

Chapter 13: Male Genitalia And Hernias

Chapter 14: Female Genitalia

Chapter 15: The Anus, Rectum, And Prostate

Chapter 16: The Musculoskeletal System

Chapter 17: The Nervous System

Unit 3 Special Populations

Chapter 18: Assessing Children: Infancy Through Adolescence

Chapter 19: The Pregnant Woman

Chapter 20: The Older Adult

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Chapter 1: Foundations for Clinical Proficiency

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. 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.

ANS: 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.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 2

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 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

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to describe data.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 2

MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to form

the:

a

.

Data base.

b

.

Admitting data.

c

.

Financial statement.

d

.

Discharge summary.

ANS: 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.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 2

MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

4. 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.

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.

ANS: 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.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis) REF: p. 2

MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

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