Health Assessment: A Nursing ApproachLippincott, 1990 - 600 pages |
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Page 66
... environment , and may be influenced by the internal environment . Different age groups are at risk for different types of injuries ( see Chaps . 18 and 19 ) . Potential injuries include not only lacerations , abra- sions , and fractures ...
... environment , and may be influenced by the internal environment . Different age groups are at risk for different types of injuries ( see Chaps . 18 and 19 ) . Potential injuries include not only lacerations , abra- sions , and fractures ...
Page 67
... environment can reveal hazards and target potential environmental improvements that will prevent acci- dental injury . In addition , minimizing contamination of the environment is a primary prevention approach to acute and chronic ...
... environment can reveal hazards and target potential environmental improvements that will prevent acci- dental injury . In addition , minimizing contamination of the environment is a primary prevention approach to acute and chronic ...
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... Environment It may be helpful to make observations about a person's environment during the process of general inspection , because environment can be a factor in the etiology of perceptual problems , particularly of sensory depriva ...
... Environment It may be helpful to make observations about a person's environment during the process of general inspection , because environment can be a factor in the etiology of perceptual problems , particularly of sensory depriva ...
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