Health Assessment: A Nursing ApproachLippincott, 1990 - 600 pages |
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... possible problems , and determine appropriate interven- tions , with the goal of improving the client's overall health . The health assessment interview also provides infor- mation about how the client perceives his or her health status ...
... possible problems , and determine appropriate interven- tions , with the goal of improving the client's overall health . The health assessment interview also provides infor- mation about how the client perceives his or her health status ...
Page 142
... possible nutritional dysfunction . Possible Nursing Diagnoses Based on visual inspection , the nurse judged Mrs. Olsen's body weight to be more than 10 % below the ideal for her height and frame . This single cue activated the nursing ...
... possible nutritional dysfunction . Possible Nursing Diagnoses Based on visual inspection , the nurse judged Mrs. Olsen's body weight to be more than 10 % below the ideal for her height and frame . This single cue activated the nursing ...
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... possible causes of disrupted sleep . 4. Identify signs and symptoms of sleep pattern disturbances . 5. Evaluate the effect of sleep pattern disturbances on physiological , cognitive , and psychological functions . Interview : • All ...
... possible causes of disrupted sleep . 4. Identify signs and symptoms of sleep pattern disturbances . 5. Evaluate the effect of sleep pattern disturbances on physiological , cognitive , and psychological functions . Interview : • All ...
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