what the health professional observes by inspecting, palpating, percussing, and
auscultating during the physical examination
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Objective data
Next in urgency, requiring attention so as to avoid further deterioration
• Mental status change (e.g., confusion, decreased alertness)
• Untreated medical problems requiring immediate attention (e.g., a person with diabetes
who has not had insulin)
• Acute pain
• Acute urinary elimination problems
• Abnormal laboratory values
• Risks of infection, safety, or security (for the patient or for others)
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Second-level priority
Prevention can be achieved through counseling from primary care providers designed to
change people's unhealthy behaviors related to smoking, alcohol and other drug use,
lack of exercise, poor nutrition, injuries, and sexually transmitted infections.
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disease prevention
the patient's record and laboratory studies
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database
used to evaluate the response of the whole person to actual or potential health problem:
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Nursing diagnosis
auscultating during the physical examination
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Objective data
Next in urgency, requiring attention so as to avoid further deterioration
• Mental status change (e.g., confusion, decreased alertness)
• Untreated medical problems requiring immediate attention (e.g., a person with diabetes
who has not had insulin)
• Acute pain
• Acute urinary elimination problems
• Abnormal laboratory values
• Risks of infection, safety, or security (for the patient or for others)
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Second-level priority
Prevention can be achieved through counseling from primary care providers designed to
change people's unhealthy behaviors related to smoking, alcohol and other drug use,
lack of exercise, poor nutrition, injuries, and sexually transmitted infections.
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disease prevention
the patient's record and laboratory studies
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database
used to evaluate the response of the whole person to actual or potential health problem:
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Nursing diagnosis
