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2023 Test Bank For Bates' Guide To Physical Examination and History Taking Complete Guide

2023 Test Bank For Bates' Guide To Physical Examination and History Taking Complete Guide 1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations a... re 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. 1. During an examination, the nurse can assess mental status by which activity? a . Examining the patients electroencephalogram b . Observing the patient as he or she performs an intelligence quotient (IQ) test c . Observing the patient and inferring health or dysfunction d . Examining the patients response to a specific set of questions ANS: C Mental status cannot be directly scrutinized like the characteristics of skin or heart sounds. Its functioning is inferred through an assessment of an individual’s behaviors, such as consciousness, language, mood and affect, and other aspects. 1. The sac that surrounds and protects the heart is called the: a . Pericardium. b . Myocardium. c . Endocardium. ANS: A The pericardium is a tough, fibrous double-walled sac that surrounds and protects the heart. It has two layers that contain a few milliliters of serous pericardial fluid 1. Which statement is true regarding the arterial system? a Arteries are large-diameter vessels. . b The arterial system is a high-pressure system. . c The walls of arteries are thinner than those of the veins. . d Arteries can greatly expand to accommodate a large blood volume increase. . ANS: B The pumping heart makes the arterial system a high-pressure system. 1. A patient is being assessed for range-of-joint movement. The nurse asks him to move his arm in toward the center of his body. This movement is called: a Flexion. . b Abduction. . c Adduction. . d Extension. . ANS: C Moving a limb toward the midline of the body is called adduction; moving a limb away from the midline of the body is called abduction. Flexion is bending a limb at a joint; and extension is straightening a limb at a joint. [Show More]

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