Health Assessment: A Nursing ApproachLippincott, 1990 - 600 pages |
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... problems . Clinical problems represent a wide range of physiological alterations that are usually not called nursing diagnoses because both physicians and nurses have major roles in identifying and treating such problems . Accurate ...
... problems . Clinical problems represent a wide range of physiological alterations that are usually not called nursing diagnoses because both physicians and nurses have major roles in identifying and treating such problems . Accurate ...
Page 148
... problems . 6. For persons in bowel or bladder retraining programs , evaluate the effectiveness of nursing ... problems related to elimination ? • Do dietary practices contribute to problems with elimination ? Physical Examination • Are ...
... problems . 6. For persons in bowel or bladder retraining programs , evaluate the effectiveness of nursing ... problems related to elimination ? • Do dietary practices contribute to problems with elimination ? Physical Examination • Are ...
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... problems , such as asthma , pneumothorax , and pneumonia . Cough . Coughing may indicate pulmonary or car- diac problems and should be further evaluated . If the cough is productive , evaluate the amount , consistency , and color of any ...
... problems , such as asthma , pneumothorax , and pneumonia . Cough . Coughing may indicate pulmonary or car- diac problems and should be further evaluated . If the cough is productive , evaluate the amount , consistency , and color of any ...
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