Physical Examination and Health AssessmentThis volume is geared toward BSN nursing students and practising nurses, and provides the information necessary to carry out holistic health assessment across the lifespan. |
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... assessment , several factors may affect the health status of an individual . For nutrition assessment , the physiologic , psychosocial , developmen- tal , and cultural aspects of the individual's life must be considered . The health ...
... assessment , several factors may affect the health status of an individual . For nutrition assessment , the physiologic , psychosocial , developmen- tal , and cultural aspects of the individual's life must be considered . The health ...
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... assessment in the provision of health care . As with all aspects of health assessment , the goal of nutritional assessment is to identify actual or potential health problems and provide individualized care toward resolution of the ...
... assessment in the provision of health care . As with all aspects of health assessment , the goal of nutritional assessment is to identify actual or potential health problems and provide individualized care toward resolution of the ...
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... assessment , the technique you will always use first is : A. palpation . B. percussion . C. auscultation . D. inspection . Correct Answer : D Rationale : The assessment of each body system begins with inspection . Cognitive Level ...
... assessment , the technique you will always use first is : A. palpation . B. percussion . C. auscultation . D. inspection . Correct Answer : D Rationale : The assessment of each body system begins with inspection . Cognitive Level ...
Contents
Chapter | 3 |
Functional Health Patterns Potential Correlating Chapters | 6 |
Chapter | 9 |
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abdomen abnormal adult Analysis ANNOTATED LEARNING OBJECTIVES artery assessment Assign students auscultation behavior blood pressure body breast breath cancer cardiac cause cervical cervix changes chapter the student chest child client Cognitive Level Comprehension Correct Answer cranial nerve CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISES cultural decreased Describe disease edema enlarged exam feel following statements function genitalia glands health care provider health history heart sounds Homan's sign identify increased individual infant infection Inspect intercostal space interview lesions loss lung lymph nodes lymphatic male medications mental status mental status examination muscle neck neurologic nipple normal finding nose nursing diagnosis nutritional nutritional assessment Obtain occurs otoscope pain palpation patient percussion PERFORMANCE CHECKLIST peripheral person practitioner pregnancy problems pulse Rationale reflex respiratory response risk sclera sensory skin stethoscope symptoms systolic THINKING EXERCISES Application tion tissue transcultural considerations vaginal venous vital signs Yes No Comments