Assessment Flashcards
1
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Assessment
A
- collect data
- organize data
- validate data
- document data
2
Q
What is the purpose of assessment?
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To collect subjective and objective data to develop a database about the patient’s health status
3
Q
Types of Assessment
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- Quick Priority Assessment
- Focused Assessment
- Comprehensive Assessment
4
Q
Quick Priority Assessment
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Emergency situation, or when you need assessment fast
5
Q
Focused Assessment
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Patient telling you he has a bad cough
6
Q
Comprehensive Assessment
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A new patient to the unit, do a throughout assessment
7
Q
4 Physical Assessment Techniques
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- Inspection
- Palpation
- Percussion
- Auscultation
8
Q
Inspection
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Inspect using vision, smell and hearing
9
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Palpation
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- feel with fingers (size, texture, tenderness)
- deep: feel internal organs and masses
- light: detect fluid in body parts
10
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Percussion
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Tapping surface of body parts
11
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Auscultation
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Listening to organs with stethoscope (heart, lungs, abdomen)
