Health Assessment: A Nursing ApproachLippincott, 1990 - 600 pages |
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... Body Systems Examination of all body systems in pertinent . Inferences about a person's health management practices can be derived from assessment of all body systems . Integumentary system : Alterations in appearance of the skin , hair ...
... Body Systems Examination of all body systems in pertinent . Inferences about a person's health management practices can be derived from assessment of all body systems . Integumentary system : Alterations in appearance of the skin , hair ...
Page 53
... body's homeo- static mechanisms . In healthy states , core body temper- ature remains relatively constant with minor fluctua- tions ( ± 0.5 ° C ) , despite changes in environmental temperature , internal production of heat energy , and ...
... body's homeo- static mechanisms . In healthy states , core body temper- ature remains relatively constant with minor fluctua- tions ( ± 0.5 ° C ) , despite changes in environmental temperature , internal production of heat energy , and ...
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... body image de- velops and evolves over time . For the infant , body image involves sensorimotor experiences in which the body is not perceived as being separate from the surroundings . As a person ages , body image is increasingly ...
... body image de- velops and evolves over time . For the infant , body image involves sensorimotor experiences in which the body is not perceived as being separate from the surroundings . As a person ages , body image is increasingly ...
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