Health Assessment: A Nursing ApproachLippincott, 1990 - 600 pages |
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... nursing expanded in scope , postgraduate courses were developed to teach nurses additional skills , including health assessment of envi- ronments , families , groups , and individuals . During the 20th century nursing roles continued to ...
... nursing expanded in scope , postgraduate courses were developed to teach nurses additional skills , including health assessment of envi- ronments , families , groups , and individuals . During the 20th century nursing roles continued to ...
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... Assessment Standard for General Professional Nursing Practice. understood to be part of assessment . The judgment phase of assessment does imply diagnosis , in that data analysis enables the nurse to identify a problem . During assessment ...
... Assessment Standard for General Professional Nursing Practice. understood to be part of assessment . The judgment phase of assessment does imply diagnosis , in that data analysis enables the nurse to identify a problem . During assessment ...
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... nursing intervention . When admin- istering pain relief medications , for example , you may initiate a focused assessment to evaluate the client's re- sponse . DATA SOURCES The client should be considered the primary data source , and ...
... nursing intervention . When admin- istering pain relief medications , for example , you may initiate a focused assessment to evaluate the client's re- sponse . DATA SOURCES The client should be considered the primary data source , and ...
Contents
OVERVIEW OF HEALTH ASSESSMENT | 1 |
The Health Assessment Interview | 11 |
Physical Examination Techniques | 19 |
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abdominal ability abnormal activity altered artery Ask the person associated auscultation behaviors blood pressure body bowel breast cardiac cause cervix changes chest child client Clinical Significance cognitive constipation continued Examination Guidelines coping cranial nerve culture cyanosis decreased developmental diagnosis disease dysfunction dyspnea edema evaluate example factors finger fluid function genitals gland health assessment heart sounds identify impaired increased indicate infant infection inguinal inspection interview lesions lung metabolic movement mucosa muscle musculoskeletal Musculoskeletal System myocardial infarction noted Nurs nursing assessment nursing diagnoses nutritional observed occur oral oral mucosa otoscope pain palpable palpation patient perception percussion peristalsis physical examination physiological position problems Procedure pulse rectal rectum reflex respiratory response role screening secondary self-care self-concept self-esteem sensory sexual signs sleep pattern sounds stage status stool stress stressors structures symptoms temperature tion tissue tympanic membrane urinary urine usually vaginal