Health Assessment: A Nursing ApproachLippincott, 1990 - 600 pages |
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Page 162
... positions during the rectal examination . Selecting a position depends on examination purpose and the client's mobility . The left lateral position ( Sims's position ) requires the person to lie on the left side with the upper leg ...
... positions during the rectal examination . Selecting a position depends on examination purpose and the client's mobility . The left lateral position ( Sims's position ) requires the person to lie on the left side with the upper leg ...
Page 204
... Positions Stand at the person's right side . If possible , change the person's position during the examination to bring underlying cardiac structures closer to the chest wall . The supine position , with the person's arms resting ...
... Positions Stand at the person's right side . If possible , change the person's position during the examination to bring underlying cardiac structures closer to the chest wall . The supine position , with the person's arms resting ...
Page 526
... position . Prop the infant into a sitting position . Observe the infant's ability to Figure 18-12 . Restraining the infant during the physi- cal examination . maintain the position , hold the head upright , and control back position ...
... position . Prop the infant into a sitting position . Observe the infant's ability to Figure 18-12 . Restraining the infant during the physi- cal examination . maintain the position , hold the head upright , and control back position ...
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