Health Assessment: A Nursing ApproachLippincott, 1990 - 600 pages |
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... Palpation should be carried out in such a way as to avoid discomfort . Your hands should be warm and the client relaxed to avoid muscle tensing . Palpate painful areas last . The amount of pressure you apply is gov- erned by the type of ...
... Palpation should be carried out in such a way as to avoid discomfort . Your hands should be warm and the client relaxed to avoid muscle tensing . Palpate painful areas last . The amount of pressure you apply is gov- erned by the type of ...
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... palpating the midline as the person raises the head . A midline ridge may occur with this maneuver , but it does not represent a significant problem . Light abdominal palpation 7. DEEPLY PALPATE THE FOUR ABDOMINAL QUAD- RANTS . a ...
... palpating the midline as the person raises the head . A midline ridge may occur with this maneuver , but it does not represent a significant problem . Light abdominal palpation 7. DEEPLY PALPATE THE FOUR ABDOMINAL QUAD- RANTS . a ...
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... palpation to determine what fetal part occupies the fundus . Stand beside the woman , facing her head . Place both hands on top of the fundus and palpate to determine which fetal part is present ( Fig . 14-16 ) . The buttocks of the ...
... palpation to determine what fetal part occupies the fundus . Stand beside the woman , facing her head . Place both hands on top of the fundus and palpate to determine which fetal part is present ( Fig . 14-16 ) . The buttocks of the ...
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