Health Assessment: A Nursing ApproachLippincott, 1990 - 600 pages |
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A Nursing Approach Jill Fuller, Jennifer Schaller-Ayers. Assessing Vital Signs Vital signs , also called cardinal signs , include pulse , respiratory rate , blood pressure , and body temperature . Assessing vital signs provides a quick ...
A Nursing Approach Jill Fuller, Jennifer Schaller-Ayers. Assessing Vital Signs Vital signs , also called cardinal signs , include pulse , respiratory rate , blood pressure , and body temperature . Assessing vital signs provides a quick ...
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... signs and symptoms for a particular diagnosis . The follow- ing studies address content validity for diagnoses describing alterations in elimination . In one study , not only did clients agree with the signs and symptoms for ...
... signs and symptoms for a particular diagnosis . The follow- ing studies address content validity for diagnoses describing alterations in elimination . In one study , not only did clients agree with the signs and symptoms for ...
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... Signs include a positive Phalen's sign , a positive Tinel's sign , decreased sen- sation in the areas of medial nerve distribution , atrophy of the thenar eminence , and weak opposition in the thumb of the affected hand . Testing for ...
... Signs include a positive Phalen's sign , a positive Tinel's sign , decreased sen- sation in the areas of medial nerve distribution , atrophy of the thenar eminence , and weak opposition in the thumb of the affected hand . Testing for ...
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