Health Assessment: A Nursing ApproachLippincott, 1990 - 600 pages |
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... involves placing the fingertips of one hand over the fingertips of the palpating hand ( Fig . 3-2 ) . The top hand should press and guide the bottom hand to detect underlying masses . Bimanual palpation involves using both hands to trap ...
... involves placing the fingertips of one hand over the fingertips of the palpating hand ( Fig . 3-2 ) . The top hand should press and guide the bottom hand to detect underlying masses . Bimanual palpation involves using both hands to trap ...
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... involves the process of taking nutrients into the gastrointestinal tract . Under normal conditions , this process involves all activities that lead to placing food in the mouth . Significant influences include habits , culture ...
... involves the process of taking nutrients into the gastrointestinal tract . Under normal conditions , this process involves all activities that lead to placing food in the mouth . Significant influences include habits , culture ...
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... involves sensorimotor experiences in which the body is not perceived as being separate from the surroundings . As a person ages , body image is increasingly influenced by sociocultural beliefs and values . Body image involves not only ...
... involves sensorimotor experiences in which the body is not perceived as being separate from the surroundings . As a person ages , body image is increasingly influenced by sociocultural beliefs and values . Body image involves not only ...
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