Health Assessment: A Nursing ApproachLippincott, 1990 - 600 pages |
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Page 254
... addition to testing elbow range of motion and muscle strength , palpate the brachial pulse on the side opposite the olecranon process and check the bicep and tricep reflexes ( see Chap . 10 ) . Clinical Significance 9. EVALUATE WRIST ...
... addition to testing elbow range of motion and muscle strength , palpate the brachial pulse on the side opposite the olecranon process and check the bicep and tricep reflexes ( see Chap . 10 ) . Clinical Significance 9. EVALUATE WRIST ...
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... addition , signs and symptoms associated with sleep deprivation , such as irritability or confusion , may also be associated with conditions unrelated to sleep . Assessment Focus Sleep patterns may be evaluated by ( 1 ) observing the ...
... addition , signs and symptoms associated with sleep deprivation , such as irritability or confusion , may also be associated with conditions unrelated to sleep . Assessment Focus Sleep patterns may be evaluated by ( 1 ) observing the ...
Page 413
... addition , they may view the lithotomy position as having sexual implications , or the position may be associated with feelings of helplessness and vulnerability . The fact that the woman is usually draped during the examination ...
... addition , they may view the lithotomy position as having sexual implications , or the position may be associated with feelings of helplessness and vulnerability . The fact that the woman is usually draped during the examination ...
Contents
OVERVIEW OF HEALTH ASSESSMENT | 1 |
The Health Assessment Interview | 11 |
Physical Examination Techniques | 19 |
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abdominal ability activity addition affect altered appearance artery assessment associated behaviors bladder blood blood pressure body bowel breast cause changes chest child client Clinical collection communication considered continued coping cranial nerve culture decreased determine diagnosis discuss disease elimination especially evaluate examination example exercise factors feel findings finger fluid function groups Guidelines hand head health assessment heart identify increased indicate influence Inspect interview involves lesions loss lower lung measurement movement muscle myocardial infarction nerve normal noted nursing nutritional observed occur oral pain palpation patient pattern perception perform person physical physical examination position practices present problems Procedure pulse questions recorded reflex require response result risk role screening secondary sensory sexual Significance signs skin sleep sounds stage status stress structures symptoms temperature tion tissue urine usually values