University Of Arizona College Of Nursing

xxii. What technique is used to assess texture, temperature, moisture and swelling? xxiii. What are the five senses of the body? xxiv. When doing an abdominal assessment, what is the depth of palpation first and second? (light then deep). xxv. What does a dull sound vs light sound mean when percussing? xxvi. What are the parts of a stethoscope? What sounds do you hear with the diaphragm and bell? (diaphragm: high-pitched; bell: low pitched, ex for murmurs). xxvii. What is crepitus, swelling...

18 Managing Anxiety

17 Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer-s Disease, and Dementia

4 Sociocultural Issues

7 Psychotherapeutic Drug Therapy

Cardiovascular and Respiratory Assessment Abdominal, Musculoskeletal, and Neurological Assessment Pediatric and Geriatric Assessments Use of Diagnostic Tools (e.g., stethoscopes, otoscopes) Understanding Abnormal Findings and Next Steps

explore the pathophysiology of common and complex diseases affecting different systems in the body, including cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal, endocrine, and neurological systems.

What is Health Assessment? - ANS Requires the use of: hearing,seeing,smelling,and touching Nursing is a practice profession Health assessment is an essential skill to nursing practice A key goal of health assessment is to identify patient cure for normal and abnormal findings Person-centered care is the ultimate goal of health assessment What is the definition of Health? - ANS Health has different meaning for each individual, family, community, and population Nurse s...

OLDCARTS - ANS For pain assessment O: Onset L: Location D: Duration C: Character A: aggravating/relieving R: radiation T: timing S: severity ADPIE - ANS for Critical Thinking + Clinical Judgement Assess: 1st step, subjective and objective data Diagnosis: analysis, formulation of nursing diagnosis Planning: prioritize problems, determine goals, plan of care Intervention: nursing action (rather than medical action) Evaluate: compare outcomes, communic...

What are the two types of interviewing techniques? - ANS 1) standardized formats- framework of gathering info about patient 2) therapeutic techniques- create an environment where patient can open up What should you include in therapeutic communication? - ANS 1) introduce yourself and the parts of the assessment 2) determine what the client wants to be called 3) allow more time for reponses for older adults 4) make sure client is comfortable (room temp, chair) 5) ...