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Health Assessment refers to - A systematic method of collecting data for the purpose of planning patient centered care. Identify strengths, weaknesses, health problems and deficits. American nurses associations standards of care. The first 6 steps are based on the nursing process. - Assessment, diagnosis, expected outcomes ( goals), planning, Implementation, evaluation. 3 primary components of health assessment. - History ( subjective data) what the pt says. Physical examination ( objecti...

Advance Health Assessment Exam 1 Review Handle It like A Professional

What are the most common respiratory related CCs? What are some of the causes of these conditions? -ANSWER 1- Cough (could be anything) - hemoptysis = scary, TB, cancer, bronchitis 2- Shortness of breath - wheeze (anxiety, asthma, HF, COPD, PE) 3- Chest Pain - cardiac or thoracic? - assess their O2 status!! What are some chronic diseases that warrant a respiratory assessment? -ANSWER - COPD - asthma - SLE - RA - sarcoidosis What is one consideration that we should have as astute c...

What are the most common respiratory related CCs? What are some of the causes of these conditions? -ANSWER 1- Cough (could be anything) - hemoptysis = scary, TB, cancer, bronchitis 2- Shortness of breath - wheeze (anxiety, asthma, HF, COPD, PE) 3- Chest Pain - cardiac or thoracic? - assess their O2 status!! What are some chronic diseases that warrant a respiratory assessment? -ANSWER - COPD - asthma - SLE - RA - sarcoidosis What is one consideration that we should have as astute c...

EXAM 3 CHAPTER 13 1. A physician tells the nurse that a patient’s vertebra prominens is tender and asks the nurse to reevaluate the area in 1 hour. The area of the body the nurse will assess is: a. Just above the diaphragm. b. Just lateral to the knee cap. c. At the level of the C7 vertebra. d. At the level of the T11 vertebra. ANS: C The C7 vertebra has a long spinous process, called the vertebra prominens, which is palpable when the head is flexed. 2. A mother brings her 2-month-o...