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Guiding Approaches of Health Assessment – Introduction to …

WebWhen conducting these assessments, it is important to assess the client’s level of consciousness and level of orientation. New onset disorientation and/or a decrease in …

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Introduction – Introduction to Health Assessment for the Nursing

WebA health assessment is one of the first points of contact between nurse and client. It can be a critical step where a nurse starts to address the experiences of, and repair the harm …

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1 Objective Assessment

Web1 Objective Assessment . Objective assessment involves the collection of data that you can observe and measure about the client’s state of health. Examples of objective …

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Physical Examination Techniques: A Nurse's Guide

WebThe pleximeter finger of your dominant hand should be at a. 90-degree angle to the surface of the body. The motion should be firm and quick with a very short duration. To optimize …

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Pain Assessment – Introduction to Health Assessment for the …

WebPain can affect a person’s cognitive functioning in terms of their ability to think, reason, acquire and remember knowledge, attention span, and learning. Cognitive dimensions of …

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Skin: Inspection – Introduction to Health Assessment for the …

WebErythema is a reddening/darkening of the skin, typically due to increased blood flow to the capillaries. With darker skin tones, erythema may appear reddish/purple in colour. With …

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FLACC Pain Tool – Introduction to Health Assessment for the …

WebFLACC Pain Tool The Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, and Consolability (FLACC) tool was originally designed to assess pain in nonverbal (young) children, based on observations …

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Lymphatic System – Introduction to Health Assessment for the …

WebLymphatic System Assessment Authors: Dr. Jennifer Lapum, PhD, RN, Professor 1. Michelle Hughes, MEd, RN, Professor 2. Raquel Lashley-Trambulo MN(c), RN, …

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Clinical Judgment – Case Study – Introduction to Health …

WebClinical Judgment – Case Study A 67-year-old client, pronouns she/her, came to the health clinic concerned about being constipated for the last 2 ½ weeks and has been …

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Priorities of Care – Introduction to Health Assessment for the …

WebIn practice, mental health is typically not categorized as a first- or second-level priority of care unless the client is showing signs of clinical deterioration based on the examples …

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Reasons for Documentation – Documentation in Nursing: 1st …

WebTable 1: Why documentation is so important. Reason. Consideration. Communication, continuity of care, and clinical judgment. Documentation is important because it …

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Subjective Assessment – Introduction to Health Assessment for the

WebSubjective assessment of the peripheral vascular system (PVS) involves asking questions about the health of the client and symptoms that occur because of pathologies that …

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Abdomen – Percussion – Introduction to Health Assessment for …

WebPercussing the abdomen involves the following steps: 1. Use an indirect percussion technique to percuss the abdomen. As shown in Figure 5.6, this technique involves the …

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Inspection – Physical Examination Techniques: A Nurse’s Guide

Web6 Inspection . Inspection is the technique of purposeful and systematic observation of the client – note that this does not involve touching, only careful visual observation.It begins …

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Types of Interviewing Questions – Introduction to Communication …

WebThere are three types of questions that guide the client interview. Closed-ended questions. Open-ended questions. Probing questions. Figure 2.4: Types of interviewing questions. …

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Inspection and Palpation of the Lymph Nodes – Introduction to …

WebVideo 1: Palpation of head and neck lymph nodes [1:16]. Lymph Nodes of Upper Arm and Axillary Area. Steps for assessing lymph nodes of the upper arm and axillary area:. …

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The Client Interview – Introduction to Communication in Nursing

WebThe Client Interview The client interview is an important component of nursing practice and involves several sources as reflected in Figure 2.2.It involves communicating with the …

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What are Blood Pressure Ranges

WebThe average blood pressure for an adult is sometimes noted as 120/80 mm Hg. However, this is only an average and the healthcare provider needs to consider acceptable ranges …

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