fundamentals of nursing LPN (DATA COLLECTIONS ASSESSMENT) Questions With Complete Solutions

GENERAL OBSERVATION correct answer: A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF CLIENT DURING EXAMINATION, NOTHING DETAILED INSPECTION correct answer: A method of physical examination by which the patient is visually systematically examine for appearance, structure, function, and behavior AUSCULTATION correct answer: listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope) PALPATION correct answer: An examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts. PERCUSSION correct answer: A diagnostic technique that uses tapping on the body to differentiate air, solids, and fluids ACUTE DISEASE correct answer: Disease having a rapid onset, severe symptoms, and a short course or duration CHRONIC DISEASE correct answer: a disease that develops gradually and continues over a long period of time ACUITY correct answer: Sharp vision or perception characterized by the ability to resolve fine detail LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS correct answer: LOC, STATE OF AWARENESS OF SELF AND ENVIRONMENT ALERT correct answer: Awake or readily aroused, oriented, fully aware of external and internal stimuli and responds appropriately, conducts meaningful interpersonal interactions LETHARGIC correct answer: acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner OBTUNDED correct answer: Sleeps most of the time, difficult to arouse, needs loud shout or vigorous shake, acts confused when aroused, speech mumbled and incoherent STUPOROUS correct answer: is in a sleeplike state and can