Lezgaw Flashcards
A collection of data about an individual’s health
Health Assessment
A head to toe review of each body system that offers objective information about the client and allows the health care provider to make clinical judgements
Physical Examination
A comprehensive health assessment encompasses the dimensions of a person:
Physical
Psychological
Social
Spiritual
To make a clinical judgment or diagnosis about the individual’s health state or condition.
To obtain baseline data about the client’s functional abilities.
Purpose of Health Assessment
For routine screening to determine the client’s eligibility for health insurance.
For acquiring a new job
For client’s admission to the hospital.
Purpose of Physical Examination
Assessing using the sense of sight
Inspection
Examining the body using the sense of touch
Palpation
Use the _ of the fingers to perform palpation
Flat pads
Tapping body parts to produce sound
Percussion
Listening to body sounds with the use of stethoscope
Auscultation
Back lying position with knees flexed and hips externally rotated
Dorsal Recumbent
Back lying position with or without a pillow
Dorsal/Supine
Back unsupported and legs hanging freely
Sitting or seated position
Head of bed is elevated 15-45 degrees angle
Semi-Fowler’s position
Head of bed at 80-90 degrees angle
High Fowler’s position
Back-lying position with feet supported in stirrups
Lithotomy
Torso at 90 degrees angle to hips
Genupectoral/Knee-Chest
The patient lies on one side of the body with the top leg in front of the bottom leg and the hip and knee flexed
Lateral/Side-lying position
When the patient assumes a posture halfway between the lateral and the prone positions
Sim’s position/Semi prone position
With the head turned to side;aka abdominal-lying
Prone/Face lying position
Specimens used for lab and diagnosis examinations:
Urine
Stool
Blood
Other body secretions
Evaluates the effects of the mind, body and environment in relation to a person’s ability to perform the task of daily living.
Functional Heath Framework
Data Collection in terms of Gordon’s II Functional Patterns
- Health perception and health management
- Activity and Exercise
- Nutrition and metabolisms
- Elimination
- Sleep and rest
- Cognition and perception
- Self-perception and self-concept
- Roles and relationships
- Coping and Stress tolerance
- Sexuality and reproduction
- Values and belief
Collecting data from head and systematically to toe
(Cephalo-Caudal Manner)
Head to Toe Framework
This may be used during assessment especially among acutely and critically ill clients/patient
Body System Framework
