NUR 220 - Quiz 1 Flashcards
What is a health assessment?
systematic method of collecting + analyzing data
what is a health assessment used to create?
plan-of-care
5 primary components of a health assessment:
- History
- Physical exam
- Documentation of Data
- Analyze + interpret data
- Develope plan-of-care
ANA 6 Standards of Practice:
- Assessment
- Diagnosis
- Outcome identification
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
Benefit of clustering data:
problems more clearly apparent
what is the body system format?
organizing data based on body system ex. cardiovascular
what is conceptual format?
organize based on concept ex. oxygen, perfusion, mmobility
difference between health promotion vs. protection?
promotion is when patient already has illness so we try to increase well-being vs. protection is when we try to avoid illness altogether
what is primary health promotion?
preventing disease through healthy lifestyle
what is secondary health promotion?
screening for early detection
what is tertiary health promotion?
already have illness but prevent further diabilities
what areas are assessed in lateral recumbant position?
heart, rectum, vagina
what areas are assessed in prone position?
musculoskeletal system
what areas are assessed in dorsal recumbant position?
head and neck, anterior thorax and lungs, breasts, axillae, heart, abdomen
what areas are assessed in supine position?
head and neck, anterior thorax and lungs, breasts, axillae, heart, abdoment, extremities, pulses
what areas are assessed in sitting?
head and neck, back, thorax and lungs, breasts, axillae, heart, vital signs, upper extremities
what is included in the palpation part of assessment?
touching, light pressing- feeling for consistency, size, shape, tender/painful areas
what is palmar used to feel?
vibrations