EssentialpiHealthpiAssessment
Janice M Thompson
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2ndEdition
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,TablepiofpiContents
Chapterpi01piUnderstandingpiHealthpiAssessment 1
Chapterpi02piInterviewingpithepiPatientpiforpithepiHealthpiHistory 11
Chapterpi03piTakingpithepiHealthpiHistory 40
Chapterpi04piAssessingpiNutritionpiandpiAnthropometricpiMeasurements 61
Chapterpi05piAssessmentpiTechniques 88
Chapterpi06piGeneralpiSurveypiandpiAssessingpiVitalpiSigns 99
Chapterpi07piAssessingpiPain 128
Chapterpi08piAssessingpithepiSkin,piHair,piandpiNails 149
Chapterpi09piAssessingpithepiHead,piFace,piMouth,piandpiNeck 188
Chapterpi10piAssessingpithepiEars 229
Chapterpi11piAssessingpithepiEyes 250
Chapterpi12piAssessingpithepiRespiratorypiSystem 281
Chapterpi13piAssessingpithepiCardiovascularpiSystem 308
Chapterpi14piAssessingpithepiAbdomen 335
Chapterpi15piAssessingpithepiPeripheralpiVascularpiSystempiandpiRegionalpiLymphaticpiSystem 363
Chapterpi16piAssessingpithepiMusculoskeletalpiSystem 391
Chapterpi17piAssessingpithepiNeurologicalpiSystem 417
Chapterpi18piAssessingpithepiFemalepiBreasts,piAxillae,piandpiReproductivepiSystem 451
Chapterpi19piAssessingpithepiMalepiBreastspiandpiReproductivepiSystem 477
Chapterpi20piAssessingpithepiAnuspiandpiRectum 501
Chapterpi21piAssessingpithepiNewborn 517
Chapterpi22piAssessingpithepiChildpiandpiAdolescent 555
Chapterpi23piAssessingpithepiPregnantpiWoman 583
Chapterpi24piAssessingpithepiOlderpiAdult 612
, 2ndpipiedition
Chapterpi1:piUnderstandingpiHealthpiAssessment
1. ThepiWorldpiHealthpiOrganizationpi(WHO)piestablishedpiapiglobalpistrategypicalledpi“Healthpifo
rpiAll.”piThepigoalpiforpithispistrategypiis:
1. Allpiindividualspitopigetpithepisamepihealthpicarepithroughoutpitheirpilifepispans.
2. Thepigovernmentpitopisupplypimoneypitopicarepiforpiallpithepipeoplepiinpithepiworld.
3. Resourcespiforpihealthpicarepitopibepievenlypidistributedpiandpiaccessible.
4. Health-carepiproviderspicanpineverpidenypipatientspihealthpicare.
2. Healthpiassessmentpiispiapifoundationalpiandpiprioritypinursingpiskill.piThispiessentialpiskillpir
equirespiregisteredpinursespi(RNs)pito:
1. Diagnosepiandpitreatpipatients.
2. Identifypinormalpiandpiabnormalpifindings.
3. Referpipatientspiwithpiabnormalpifindings.
4. Counselpipatientspiwithpipsychosocialpineeds.
3. Youpiarepiassessingpiapipatientpiwithpifivepigunshotpiwoundspionpiapitraumapiunit.piTherepiispiapip
olicepipresencepioutsidepihispidoorpibecausepithepipatientpiispiapiknownpidrugpidealerpiinpithepicommun
ity.piYoupiknowpithatpinursespimustpitreatpiallpipatientspiaspipersons.piThispiispicalled:
1. Caring.
2. Holisticpiprocess.
3. Person-centeredpicarepi(PCC).
4. Standardspiofpicare.
4. Thepiscience-
basedpiframeworkpiupdatedpieverypi10piyearspibypithepiU.S.piDepartmentpiofpiHealthpiandpiHuma
npiServicespithatpihaspisetpinationalpigoalspiandpiobjectivespiforpihealthpipromotionpiandpidisease
pipreventionpiis:
1. HealthypiPeople.
2. HealthypiPeoplepi2020.
3. U.S.piPreventivepiTaskpiForce.
4. WorldpiHealthpiOrganization.
5. Api38-year-oldpimalepihaspiapifamilypihistorypiofpicolonpicancer.piHispifatherpidiedpiofpicolonpicancerpiatpiage
48.piThepidoctorpirecommendedpithatpithispipatientpihavepiapicolonoscopypithispiyear.piThispiispianpiexamplepiof:
1. Primarypihealthpiprevention.
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