1. Describe the
7
components
of 5. Typically, inspec- tion, palpation, percussion,
a and auscultation are done in order.
comprehensiv
e health
history
2. When would
you use a
compre-
hensive
versus
focused health
assessment?
3. What is the
chief
complaint?
4. Describe the
components
of the
physical ex-
amination
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1. identifying data and -go Head to Toe
source of the history -use inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation
2. chief complaint
3. history of present the abdominal examination to avoid increasing bowel motility
illness (HPI) -inspection
4. past history -auscultation
5. family history -percussion
6. review of systems -palpation
7. health patterns
comprehensive for: new
patient to a clinic, hospital,
long-term care facility, or
visiting nurse agency
focused: known patient,
focused issues on specific
body system, follow-up
visits, post-op issues
patient's reason for seeking
health care
4 maingoals:
-maximize patient's comfort
-maintain patient's safety
-avoid unnecessary
changes in position
-enhance clinical accuracy
and eflciency
Also
-have proper equipment
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What is one
ex- ception? 11. Compare sensi- tivity and speci- ficity.
6. What are the
components
of the general
sur- vey?
7. What is the re-
view of
systems and
how is it doc-
umented?
8. What is the
nursing
process?
(ADPIE).
Provide an
example for
each step in
the process.
9. How do we as-
sess for the
qual- ity of
data collect-
ed?
10. Compare
reliabil- ity and
validity