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Physical Assessment Ch 5 Flashcards

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Symptoms

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Subjective data

Subjective indications of illness the patient perceives

Pain, nausea, vertigo

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Signs

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Objective data

Perceived by the examiner

What you see, hear, measure, or feel

Ex/ rashes, altered vital signs, abnormal lung or hear sounds, visible drainage or exudate

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Disease

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Pathologic condition of the body, any disturbance of a structure or function of the body

A recognized set of signs and symptoms characterized by given Disease

You will rely on assessment of signs and symptoms in this case to formulate a nursing diagnosis

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Many causes of disease of illness(11)

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Hereditary
Congenital
Inflammatory
Degenerative
Infectious 
Deficiency
Metabolic 
Neoplastic
Traumatic
Environmental 
Or combination
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Hereditary diseases

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Transmitted genetically from parents to children

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Congenital

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Disease appear at birth or shortly thereafter but not caused by genetic abnormalities

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Inflammatory diseases

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Those in which the body reacts with an inflammatory response to some causative agent

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Degenerative disease

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Implies degeneration often progressive of some party of body

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Infectious disease

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Result from the invasion of microorganisms into the body

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Deficiency diseases

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Result from the lack of a specific nutrient

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Metabolic disease

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Caused by a dysfunction that results in a loss of metabolic control of homeostasis in the body

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Neoplastic

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Disease is described as an abnormal growth of new tissues

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Traumatic conditions

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Result from both physical and emotional trauma

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Environmental disease

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A group of conditions that develop from exposure to a harmful substance in the environment

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Autoimmune responses

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The body develops immunoglobulins (antibodies) against its own tissues or body substances

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Four major categories for risk factors

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Genetic and Physiologic
Age
Environment
Lifestyle

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Chronic disease

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6 months or more

Disease develops slowly and persists over a long period often for a persons lifetime

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Remission

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There has been partial or complete disappearance of clinical and subjective characteristics of the disease

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Acute disease

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Begins abruptly with marked intensity of severe signs and symptoms and then often subsides after a period of treatment

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Organic disease

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Results in a structural change in an organ that interferes with its functioning

Stroke is an organic disease of the brain

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Functional disease

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Often appear to be those of organic disease, but careful examination fails to reveal evidence of structural or physiologic abnormalities

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Infection

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Caused by an invasion of microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites that produce tissue damage

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Inflammation

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A protective response of body tissues to irritation, injury, or invasion by disease producing organsisms

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the cardinal signs of infection and inflammation include : (6)

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Erythema (redness) 
Edema (swelling) 
Heat
Pain
Purulent drainage (pus)
Loss of function
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assessment

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An evaluation or appraisal of the patient’s condition

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Medical assessment

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You will be expected to carry out certain assistive function

Preparing the examining room
Assisting with equipment
Preparing the patient
Collecting specimens

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Initiating the nurse patient relationship

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Initiate the nurse patient relationship by interviewing the patient

Introduce yourself, stating your name; your position, and purposes of the interview

Indicate length of time

Gives the patient and opportunity to ask questions

Assure patients

Strictly confidential

Nurse patient relationship is enhanced by the professionalism and competence you convey

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Percussion

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The use of the fingertips to tap the body’s surface to produce vibration and sound

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Tympani

Dullness

Flatness

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Tympany- high pitched, drumlike sound

Dullness- low pitches thudlike sound

Flatness- soft, high pitches, flat sound

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Interview

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Relaxed, unhurried manner in quiet, private, well lighted setting
Convey feelings of compassion and concern
Determine by what name the patient wishes to be addressed
Accepting posture
Relaxed manner at eye level
Pleasant facial expression

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Nursing health history

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The initial step in the assessment process

Information about the patients level of wellness, changes in life patterns, sociocultural role, and mental and emotional reactions to illness

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Biographic data (12)

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Date of birth 
Sex
Address
Family members names 
Addresses
Marital status
Religious preference and practices
Occupation
Source of health care
Insurance
Medicare
Medicaid benefits
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Chief complaint

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Patients subjective reason for seeking health care

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OPQRSTUV

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Document these info In patients own words

Onset- timing: onset duration 
Precipitating- provocative- palliative 
Quality- quantity 
Region-radiation
Severity scale
Treatments 
Understanding
Values
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Health history (5)

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Patient has ever been hospitalized or undergone surgery

Allergies

Habits and lifestyle patterns

Assess the patients ability to perform ADLs

Pattern of sleep, excercise , and nutrition

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Family history

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Immediate and blood relatives
Health or cause of death
As well as history of illness
Objectives are to determine whether the patient is at risk for illness of a genetic or familial nature
Info about family structure, interaction and function

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Environmental history

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Provides data about patients home and work environment

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Psychosocial and cultural history

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Data about patients primary language, cultural group, educational background, attention span, and developmental stage
Coping skills and support systems
Identify major values, beliefs and behaviors related to particular health concerns

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Review of symptoms (ROS)

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Systematic method for collecting data on all body systems
Clear, concise manner using appropriate terminology
Ask the patient specific questions relating to functioning of the system

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Purpose of a nursing assessment

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To determine the patients state of health or illness

The initial step you use to form the nursing care plan

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Wens the best time to assess the patient

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As soon after admission as possible

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Who performs the initial baseline nursing assessment

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RN

But o going assessment is the responsibility of both the RN and LVN

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Focused assessment

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Attention is concentrated or focused on a particular part of the body, where signs and symptoms are localized it most active in order to determine their significance

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Where to perform a nursing physical assessment

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Comfortable and safe for he patient
Patients privacy
The patients own room

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Methods or performing a nursing physical assessment

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Head to toe
System of system

Focused assessment of patient complains of something

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Items essential to the nurses assessment

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Penlight or flashlight
Stethoscope
Blood pressure
Cuff
Thermometer 
Gloves
Gail belt
Toungue blade
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Level of consciousness

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Oriented x 1 (person)
X 2 (person and place)
X 3 (person place and time)
X 4 (person place time and purpose
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Neurological examination

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  1. Level of consciousness
  2. Motor function
    3 pupillary response
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Skin and hair

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Observe the skin for color, temperature, moisture, texture, turgor, and evidence of injury or skin lesions , color in the sclera, mucous membranes, the tongue, ropes and baubles and palms and soles

Examine hair over entire body to determine distribution, quantity, and the quality

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Head and neck

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Assessment involves arteries, the veins, and the lymph nodes
Facial expressions
Note symmetry of the face
Palate beneath the jaw and down each side of the neck to feel for enlarged lymph nodes
Palmate the carotid arteries

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Thrill

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A vibrating sensation you perceive as you palate along the artery

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Bruits

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Are abnormal swishing sounds heard over organs, glands, and arteries

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Mouth and throat

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Inspect the lips and the mucous membranes of the mouth with a tongue blade and penlight
Condition of the teeth and gums
Breath odors

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Eyes

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Note whether the eyes are symmetric .
No exudate from the eyes is normally seen
Normal sclera of eye is white
Observe the eyes for pupillary reflex

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PERRLA

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Pupils equal
Round
reactive to light
Accommodation

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Ears

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The ear canal is normally free of excess cerumen (earwax)

Note whether the patient is appropriately following commands, indicating an ability to hear

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Nose

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The nose is usually symmetric

Assess both nostrils. Observe for bleeding and drainage

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Chest, lungs, heart and vascular system

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Inspect for bilateral chest expansion which is normally symmetric

Note the rate and depth of respirations

Normal rate for adults is 12-20 breaths per minute

Normal breathing is quiet

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Beasts

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Examine the breasted during a lung assessment

Many patients also do so on a monthly basis

Teach breast self exam to both male and female patients

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Lung sounds

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Through auscultation

Intruct patient to breathe through his or her mouth quietly and more deeply and slowly than in a usual respiration
Place the stethoscope firmly but not tightly on the ski, and listen for one full inspiration expiratory cycle at each point

Systematically auscultation

Use a zigzag approach

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Sibilant

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Wheezes have a high pitched squeaking musical quality and are produced by airflow through narrowed airways

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Sonorous

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Wheezes have a lower pitches, coarser, gurgling, snoring quality and usually indicate the presence of mucus in the trachoma and large airways

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Stridor

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High pitched inspiratory crowing sound, louder in the neck than over the chest wall

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Pleural friction rubs

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Produced by inflammation of the pleural sac

You will hear a running, grating, or squeaky sound upon auscultation

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Crackles

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Produced by fluid in the bronchioles and the alveoli, are short, discrete, interrupted, crackling or bubbling sounds that are most commonly heard during inspiration

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Wheezes

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Sounds produced by the movement of air through narrowed passages in the tracheobronchial tree

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Spine

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Note the curvature of the spine

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Heart sounds

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Auscultated with the stethoscope

Listen for the intensity of the sound, ranging from faint to strong

Also determine the regularity of the rhythm

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Peripheral vascular system

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Palpating peripheral arterial pulses

Inspect the extremities for summery, color; and varicosities

Palate the hands and feet our temperature

Perform the capillary refill or blanch test by pressing firmly for 5 seconds on the fingernail or toenail and estimating the speed at which the blood return

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Gostrointestinal system

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Assessment of the abdomen

Auscultation for bowl sounds

Palpating comes after auscultation

Use percussion on the abdomen to note the density of underlying tissue

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Borborygmi

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Increased sounds with characteristically high pitched loud rushing sound in bowel sounds

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Genitourinary system

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Inspect the pubic hair

Palate the scrotum

Palpating of the suprapubic area

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Rectum

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Spread the buttocks to look for hemorrhoids or lesions

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Legs and feet

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Palate femoral, popliteal, dorsalis pedis , and posterior tibial
Observe the legs and feet, and palate them for edema

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Edema

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An excessive accumulation of fluid in the interstitial spaces caused by leakage of fluid from veins and capillary beds

Indentation

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Pitting edema scale

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1+ tace (barely perceptible put 2mm)

2+ mild (a deeper out 4 mm. rebounds in 10 to 15 secs

3+ moderate- a deep pit 6 mm lasts for 30 seconds to more than 1 min

4+ severe - an even deeper put 8mm lasts 2-5 minutes before rebounding

check for color, motion, sensation, and temperature (CMST) of both feet

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