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HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND PHYSICAL
EXAMINATION | 2024-2025 UPDATE
/COMPREHENSIVE FREQUENTLY MOST TESTED
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS/GET IT
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Terms in this set (166)
a. Gather baseline data about the patient's health
status
b. Support or refute subjective data obtained in the
List the five nursing
nursing history
purposes for performing
c. Confirm and identify nursing diagnoses
a physical assessment. (5)
d. Make clinical judgments about a patient's
changing health status and management
e. Evaluate the outcomes of care
a. A head-to-toe assessment is required daily
List the principles related b. Reassessment is performed when the patient's
to the nurse performing condition changes as it improves or worsens
daily physical c. The environment, equipment, and patient are
examinations. (4) properly prepared
d. Safety for confused patients should be a priority
a. Infection control
Proper preparation for b. Environment
examination should c. Equipment
include: (5) d. Physical preparation of the patient
e. Psychological preparation of the patient
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a. Gather all or part of the histories of infants and
children from parents
b. Perform the examination in a nonthreatening are
and provide time for play
List seven variations in c. Offer support to the parents during the
the nurse's individual examination and do not pass judgment
style that are appropriate d. Call children by their first names and address their
when examining children. parents as Mr. and Mrs.
(7) e. Use open-ended questions to allow parents to
share more information
f. Treat adolescents as adults
g. Provide confidentiality for adolescents; speak
alone with them
a. Do not stereotype about aging patients's level of
cognition
b. Be sensitive to sensory or physical limitations
List seven variations in (more time)
the nurse's individual c. Adequate space is needed
style that are appropriate d. use patience, allow for pauses, and observe for
wen examining older details
adults. (7) e. Certain types of information may be stressful to
give
f. Perform the examination near bathroom facilities
g. Be alert for signs of increasing fatigue
a. Compare both sides for symmetry
b. If a patient is ill, first assess the systems of the
body part most at risk
c. Offer rest periods if the patient becomes fatigued
Identify the principles to d. Perform painful procedures near the end of the
follow to keep an examination
examination well e. Record assessments in specific terms in the
organized. (7) record
f. Use common and accepted medical terms and
abbreviations
g. Record quick notes during the examination to
avoid delays
Looking, listening, and smelling to distinguish
Define inspection.
normal from abnormal findings
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a. Adequate lighting is available
b. Use direct light source
c. Inspect each area for size, shape, color, symmetry,
Identify the guidelines to
position, and abnormality
achieve the best results
d. Position and expose body parts as needed,
during inspection. (6)
maintaining privacy
e. Check for side-to-side symmetry
f. Validate findings with the patient
Define palpation Using the hands to touch body parts.
Light palpation Pressing inward 1 cm (surperficial)
Depressing the area 4 cm to assess the conditions
Deep palpation
of organs.
Define auscultation Listening to the internal sounds the body makes.
Auscultating sounds: Frequency indicates the number of sound wave
Frequency cycles generated per second by a vibrating object
Auscultating sounds: Loudness, soft to loud
Amplitude
Auscultating sounds: Sounds of similar frequency and loudness
Quality
Auscultating sounds: Length of time that sound vibrations last
Duration
a. Gender and race
b. Age
c. Signs of distress
List at least 12 specific d. Body type
observations of the e. Posture
patient's general f. Gait
appearance and g. Body movements
behavior that should be h. Hygiene and grooming
reviewed. (12) i. Dress
j. Body odor
k. Affect and mood
l. Speech
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HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND PHYSICAL
EXAMINATION | 2024-2025 UPDATE
/COMPREHENSIVE FREQUENTLY MOST TESTED
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS/GET IT
100% ACCURATE!!
Terms in this set (166)
a. Gather baseline data about the patient's health
status
b. Support or refute subjective data obtained in the
List the five nursing
nursing history
purposes for performing
c. Confirm and identify nursing diagnoses
a physical assessment. (5)
d. Make clinical judgments about a patient's
changing health status and management
e. Evaluate the outcomes of care
a. A head-to-toe assessment is required daily
List the principles related b. Reassessment is performed when the patient's
to the nurse performing condition changes as it improves or worsens
daily physical c. The environment, equipment, and patient are
examinations. (4) properly prepared
d. Safety for confused patients should be a priority
a. Infection control
Proper preparation for b. Environment
examination should c. Equipment
include: (5) d. Physical preparation of the patient
e. Psychological preparation of the patient
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a. Gather all or part of the histories of infants and
children from parents
b. Perform the examination in a nonthreatening are
and provide time for play
List seven variations in c. Offer support to the parents during the
the nurse's individual examination and do not pass judgment
style that are appropriate d. Call children by their first names and address their
when examining children. parents as Mr. and Mrs.
(7) e. Use open-ended questions to allow parents to
share more information
f. Treat adolescents as adults
g. Provide confidentiality for adolescents; speak
alone with them
a. Do not stereotype about aging patients's level of
cognition
b. Be sensitive to sensory or physical limitations
List seven variations in (more time)
the nurse's individual c. Adequate space is needed
style that are appropriate d. use patience, allow for pauses, and observe for
wen examining older details
adults. (7) e. Certain types of information may be stressful to
give
f. Perform the examination near bathroom facilities
g. Be alert for signs of increasing fatigue
a. Compare both sides for symmetry
b. If a patient is ill, first assess the systems of the
body part most at risk
c. Offer rest periods if the patient becomes fatigued
Identify the principles to d. Perform painful procedures near the end of the
follow to keep an examination
examination well e. Record assessments in specific terms in the
organized. (7) record
f. Use common and accepted medical terms and
abbreviations
g. Record quick notes during the examination to
avoid delays
Looking, listening, and smelling to distinguish
Define inspection.
normal from abnormal findings
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a. Adequate lighting is available
b. Use direct light source
c. Inspect each area for size, shape, color, symmetry,
Identify the guidelines to
position, and abnormality
achieve the best results
d. Position and expose body parts as needed,
during inspection. (6)
maintaining privacy
e. Check for side-to-side symmetry
f. Validate findings with the patient
Define palpation Using the hands to touch body parts.
Light palpation Pressing inward 1 cm (surperficial)
Depressing the area 4 cm to assess the conditions
Deep palpation
of organs.
Define auscultation Listening to the internal sounds the body makes.
Auscultating sounds: Frequency indicates the number of sound wave
Frequency cycles generated per second by a vibrating object
Auscultating sounds: Loudness, soft to loud
Amplitude
Auscultating sounds: Sounds of similar frequency and loudness
Quality
Auscultating sounds: Length of time that sound vibrations last
Duration
a. Gender and race
b. Age
c. Signs of distress
List at least 12 specific d. Body type
observations of the e. Posture
patient's general f. Gait
appearance and g. Body movements
behavior that should be h. Hygiene and grooming
reviewed. (12) i. Dress
j. Body odor
k. Affect and mood
l. Speech
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