Physical Examination and Health Assessment - Canadian E-Book notes

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 auscu...

Table of Contents UNIT 1: ASSESSMENT OF THE WHOLE PERSON 1. Critical Thinking and Evidence-Informed Assessment 2. Health Promotion in the Context of Health Assessment 3. Cultural Competence: Cultural Care 4. The Interview 5. The Complete Health History 6. Mental Health Assessment 7. Substance Use in the Context of Health Assessment NEW! 8. Interpersonal Violence Assessment UNIT 2: APPROACH TO THE CLINICAL SETTING 9. Assessment Techniques and the Clinical Setting 10. General Survey, M...

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...