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health history Flashcards

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Objective data

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What you see and sense as the nurse

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Subjective data

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What the patient tells you, how they are feeling

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IPPA

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inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation

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COLDSPA (for pain)

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Character, onset, location, duration, severity, pattern, associated factors

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What is diaphragm used for

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High pitched sounds, abdomen and heart

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What is a bell used for

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Low pitched sounds, heart murmurs

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Initial comprehensive assessment includes

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Subjective and objective data, all systems, past health history, family history, lifestyle and health practices

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Ongoing or Partial assessment

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Adds to comprehensive as incidents occur

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Focused or problem-oriented assessment

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Focus on specific problem or chief complaint

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Emergency assessment

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rapid, in life-threatening situation

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Steps of health assessment

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prep (review), collect data, validate data, document

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Genogram

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Family tree, documents disease process patterns in the family. can identify major health concerns or risks

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Resonance

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hollow sound

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14
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Hyperresonance

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Booming sound

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15
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Tympany

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Drum-like sound

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16
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Flatness

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Flat sound

17
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Dullness

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thud-like sound

18
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Health history components

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Biographical data, reason for seeking healthcare, history of health concern, family history, past health history, review of systems, lifestyle practices, developmental level

19
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Purpose of ROS in assessment

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to know current health problems

20
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finger pads in palpation

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Fine discriminations, pulse, texture, size, consistency, shape, moisture

21
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palmar surface in palpation

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Vibrations, vocal vibration (fremitus)

22
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dorsal surface in palpation

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Temperature

23
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finger pads in percussion

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direct, tenderness or inflammation

24
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palmar surface in percussion

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blunt, tenderness of organs, size, shape, location of a mass

25
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both hands in percussion

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indirect or mediate, striking hand on patient’s skin, detecting abnormal masses or stimulating reflexes

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