Health Assessment: A Nursing ApproachLippincott, 1990 - 600 pages |
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Page 232
... EVALUATE CHEST EXCURSION . a . Anterior approach : To evaluate chest excursion ante- riorly , place your hands over the anterolateral chest with thumbs extended along the costal margin , pointing to the xiphoid process . Ask the person ...
... EVALUATE CHEST EXCURSION . a . Anterior approach : To evaluate chest excursion ante- riorly , place your hands over the anterolateral chest with thumbs extended along the costal margin , pointing to the xiphoid process . Ask the person ...
Page 249
... evaluate lateral bending of the cervical spine , ask the person to try and touch the ear to the shoulder while keeping the shoulders stationary . f . Then apply pressure to the person's right and left occi- puts in order to evaluate ...
... evaluate lateral bending of the cervical spine , ask the person to try and touch the ear to the shoulder while keeping the shoulders stationary . f . Then apply pressure to the person's right and left occi- puts in order to evaluate ...
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... Evaluate equip- ment at least every 4 hours and as needed when- ever a question occurs . Evaluate safety . Note where lines or tubes are in relation to side rails , whether connections are taped or otherwise secured appropriately , and ...
... Evaluate equip- ment at least every 4 hours and as needed when- ever a question occurs . Evaluate safety . Note where lines or tubes are in relation to side rails , whether connections are taped or otherwise secured appropriately , and ...
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