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Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment Jarvis: Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 7th Edition 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 t...

Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment • 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. • A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and “feels hot.” These types of data would be: a. Subjective. • The patient’s record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to form the: a. Data base. • ...