Health Assessment: A Nursing ApproachLippincott, 1990 - 600 pages |
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... patient's bladder should be empty . Stand at the patient's right side because many special examination techniques involve the liver and other right - side structures . Because many patients may be apprehensive about the examination ...
... patient's bladder should be empty . Stand at the patient's right side because many special examination techniques involve the liver and other right - side structures . Because many patients may be apprehensive about the examination ...
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... patient , and the patient's verbal or motor responses . Levels of Consciousness • Fully Awake : Highest level of consciousness , characterized by the ability to respond to all types of sensory stimuli of minimal intensity . However , a ...
... patient , and the patient's verbal or motor responses . Levels of Consciousness • Fully Awake : Highest level of consciousness , characterized by the ability to respond to all types of sensory stimuli of minimal intensity . However , a ...
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... patient's pain at different times . The patient locates his or her pain on the line . Numerical values may be assigned to various points on the line ; however , the examiner is cautioned against placing numbers on the line because this ...
... patient's pain at different times . The patient locates his or her pain on the line . Numerical values may be assigned to various points on the line ; however , the examiner is cautioned against placing numbers on the line because this ...
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