Health Assessment: A Nursing ApproachLippincott, 1990 - 600 pages |
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... determine the status of the special senses . 2. Determine the status of deep senses including kinesthetic ( position ) and vestibular ( balance ) sense . 3. Evaluate the person's perceptions of self and surroundings . 4. Identify risk ...
... determine the status of the special senses . 2. Determine the status of deep senses including kinesthetic ( position ) and vestibular ( balance ) sense . 3. Evaluate the person's perceptions of self and surroundings . 4. Identify risk ...
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... determine the person's adherence to a recommended schedule of eye and vision examinations . Determine the date of the last eye examination and refraction by an ophthalmologist . People over age 40 should be asked if they have undergone ...
... determine the person's adherence to a recommended schedule of eye and vision examinations . Determine the date of the last eye examination and refraction by an ophthalmologist . People over age 40 should be asked if they have undergone ...
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... Determine whether anything has brought pain relief and note any preferences regarding different pain - relief methods . b . Determine the effectiveness of prescribed or over - the - counter pain medications . c . Inquire whether ...
... Determine whether anything has brought pain relief and note any preferences regarding different pain - relief methods . b . Determine the effectiveness of prescribed or over - the - counter pain medications . c . Inquire whether ...
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