Health Assessment: A Nursing ApproachLippincott, 1990 - 600 pages |
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... function is evaluated using interview data , nursing observations , and physical examination data . Functional ... Function , uses the distinctive approach of assessment by functional health area . The organization of all Unit II ...
... function is evaluated using interview data , nursing observations , and physical examination data . Functional ... Function , uses the distinctive approach of assessment by functional health area . The organization of all Unit II ...
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... Function Arterial Blood Gas Measurement Arterial blood gases provide important information about the gas exchange that occurs in the lungs and the general effectiveness of respiratory function . The components of the arterial blood gas ...
... Function Arterial Blood Gas Measurement Arterial blood gases provide important information about the gas exchange that occurs in the lungs and the general effectiveness of respiratory function . The components of the arterial blood gas ...
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... function and should be considered during assessment ( see Chap . 10 ) . Anatomy and Physiology Overview The ... function mainly to protect the body , and include skull bones , ribs , sternum , scapulae , and pelvis . Flat bones cannot ...
... function and should be considered during assessment ( see Chap . 10 ) . Anatomy and Physiology Overview The ... function mainly to protect the body , and include skull bones , ribs , sternum , scapulae , and pelvis . Flat bones cannot ...
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