Health Assessment: A Nursing ApproachLippincott, 1990 - 600 pages |
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A Nursing Approach Jill Fuller, Jennifer Schaller-Ayers. Head - to - Toe Approach to Physical Examination The physical examination is performed in a systematic manner , such as in a head - to - toe fashion . The guidelines presented here ...
A Nursing Approach Jill Fuller, Jennifer Schaller-Ayers. Head - to - Toe Approach to Physical Examination The physical examination is performed in a systematic manner , such as in a head - to - toe fashion . The guidelines presented here ...
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... head position and movements . Also palpate the fontanelles . Hair . Hair may vary in amount and color . More copious ... head from several dif- ferent angles . Localized bright spots or glowing of the entire skull may indicate pathology ...
... head position and movements . Also palpate the fontanelles . Hair . Hair may vary in amount and color . More copious ... head from several dif- ferent angles . Localized bright spots or glowing of the entire skull may indicate pathology ...
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... head and neck with one hand and the buttocks and lower legs with the other ; lower head by several cm , suddenly , being careful not to hyperextend GUIDE NES continued Expected Response Appearance Disappearance 1. Sudden , symmetrical ...
... head and neck with one hand and the buttocks and lower legs with the other ; lower head by several cm , suddenly , being careful not to hyperextend GUIDE NES continued Expected Response Appearance Disappearance 1. Sudden , symmetrical ...
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