Health Assessment: A Nursing ApproachLippincott, 1990 - 600 pages |
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... client's re- sponse . DATA SOURCES The client should be considered the primary data source , and other sources , such as family members , medical records , and other health care professionals , should be considered secondary sources ...
... client's re- sponse . DATA SOURCES The client should be considered the primary data source , and other sources , such as family members , medical records , and other health care professionals , should be considered secondary sources ...
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... client's overall health . The health assessment interview also provides infor- mation about how the client perceives his or her health status or problems . Although you may not agree with the client's perceptions , it is important to ...
... client's overall health . The health assessment interview also provides infor- mation about how the client perceives his or her health status or problems . Although you may not agree with the client's perceptions , it is important to ...
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... Client : My skin is driving me crazy . Nurse : Driving you crazy ? Client : Yes . For the last week it's been itching and burning . Nurse : Itching and burning for 1 week ? Client : Well , not constantly . And it seems to itch more than ...
... Client : My skin is driving me crazy . Nurse : Driving you crazy ? Client : Yes . For the last week it's been itching and burning . Nurse : Itching and burning for 1 week ? Client : Well , not constantly . And it seems to itch more than ...
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