Health Assessment: A Nursing ApproachLippincott, 1990 - 600 pages |
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Page 162
... requires the person to lie on the left side with the upper leg flexed in a manner that brings the knee to the chest . Masses ( including fecal impactions ) in the lower rectum can be easily palpated with the client in this position ...
... requires the person to lie on the left side with the upper leg flexed in a manner that brings the knee to the chest . Masses ( including fecal impactions ) in the lower rectum can be easily palpated with the client in this position ...
Page 196
... Requires equipment or device in order to perform self - care activities independently . Exam- ple : A 68 - year - old woman with residual right - sided weakness following a stroke uses special utensils to prepare meals and feed herself ...
... Requires equipment or device in order to perform self - care activities independently . Exam- ple : A 68 - year - old woman with residual right - sided weakness following a stroke uses special utensils to prepare meals and feed herself ...
Page 223
... require activity restrictions . Class B Persons with cardiac disease who do not require ordinary physical activity restrictions , but who should be advised against strenuous or competitive activities . Class C Persons with cardiac ...
... require activity restrictions . Class B Persons with cardiac disease who do not require ordinary physical activity restrictions , but who should be advised against strenuous or competitive activities . Class C Persons with cardiac ...
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