Health Assessment: A Nursing ApproachLippincott, 1990 - 600 pages |
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... status data about the client / patient must be available for all members of the health care team . Assessment Factors 1. Health status data include • Growth and development · Biophysical status • Emotional status • Cultural , religious ...
... status data about the client / patient must be available for all members of the health care team . Assessment Factors 1. Health status data include • Growth and development · Biophysical status • Emotional status • Cultural , religious ...
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... status of the special senses . 2. Determine the status of deep senses including kinesthetic ( position ) and vestibular ( balance ) sense . 3. Evaluate the person's perceptions of self and surroundings . 4. Identify risk factors or ...
... status of the special senses . 2. Determine the status of deep senses including kinesthetic ( position ) and vestibular ( balance ) sense . 3. Evaluate the person's perceptions of self and surroundings . 4. Identify risk factors or ...
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... Status Evaluation Tools Standardized mental status tests may be used to evaluate clients in some clinical settings . These tests may provide a rapid way to gain information and may allow for easy follow - up comparisons when serial ...
... Status Evaluation Tools Standardized mental status tests may be used to evaluate clients in some clinical settings . These tests may provide a rapid way to gain information and may allow for easy follow - up comparisons when serial ...
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