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Quiz 1 Flashcards

1
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Bloom’s Taxonomy

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Remember
Understand
Apply
Analyze
Evaluate
Create

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Evidence based practice

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Clinical questions
Sources of evidence
Synthesize evidence
Apply evidence
Assess outcomes
- combines research, evidence, clinical knowledge, pt preferences, clinican experitise, physical exam

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Nursing process

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assessment
diagnosis
planning
implementation
evaluation

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Subjective data

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opion
what patient says
gained through interview

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Objective data

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what nurse observes during an exam, fact

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Data bases

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complete
focused
follow up
emergency

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Health assessment

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systematic and continous collection of data, sorting, analzying, and organizating that data; and the documentation and communication of the data collected

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Therapeutic communication

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purposeful conversation between nurse, pt, families
- used to reach health related goals, build trust, and maintain relationships

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Characteristics of communication in healthcare

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client centered, purposeful, planned, and goal directed

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Essential components of therapeutic communications

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time, active listening, caring, non judgemental attitude, honesty, trust, empathy

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Communication

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exchange of information so each person clearly understands the other, important so healthcare team knows what is going on

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Faciliation

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general leads like nodding

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Clarification

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simplify statements and ask for agreement
EX “… is this correct”

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Reflection

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sit quietly, allows pt time to think and answer

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Explanation

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share facutal and objective information

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Empathy

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reflects on feelings and puts them into words, sounds like you are feeling sad about…

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Controntation

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honest feedback

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Interpretation

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based on your inference/links events

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Summary

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final review of conversation

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20
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nontherapeutic techniques

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why?
defensive
challenging the pt
changing the subject
giving advice
sterotypical comments
value judgement
feelings on hold
false reassureance

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Vital signs

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an objective measure of the body’s basic functions
temperature, RR, pulse, blood pressure

follows facility guidlines

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Temperature

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mechanism of regulation
- stable core temp of 37. 2 C
- feedback mechanism regulated in hypothalamus of brain

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Oral temperatures

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accurate and conveinent
sublingual
37C is normal
35.8-37.3 C range

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Rectal measures

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0.4 C to 0.5C higher than oral, closer to core temperature

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Temperature measures

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oral temperature
rectal temperature
tympanic membrane
temporal artery

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Hyperthermia

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above 38C

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Hypothermia

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below 36C

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Febrile

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with fever

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afebrile

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no fever

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Factors that influence temperature

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dirunal (24 hr) cycle
menstruation cycle
exersize
age (wider range in children, lower temp in older adults)

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Pulse

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pressure wave that expans and recoils the artery when the heart contracts and beats
check
HR
Heart rhythm
heart force

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Locations to check pulse

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mostly brachial and radial

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Normal HR

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50-95 bpm

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bradykardia

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less than 50 bpm

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tachycardia

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greater than 95 bpm

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36
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Force of pulse

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heart’s stroke volume
3+ full bounding
2+ normal
1+ weak and thready
0 absent

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37
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Factors that influence pulse

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fluid status
fever
medications
exercise
anxiety

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Respriations

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normally relaxed, regular, automatic, and silent
Normal 12-20

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Bradypnea

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less than 12 rr/min

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tachypnea

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greater than 20 rr/min

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41
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Factors influencing respiration by the following

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o2 status
age
anxiety

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42
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blood pressure

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how strong blood moves through BV

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systolic

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when the heart contracts
120

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diastolic

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when the heart rests
80

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pulse pressure

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difference between systolic and diastolic

46
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Factors controling bp

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cardiac output
peripheral vascular resistance
volumne of circulating blood
viscosity
elasticity of vessel walls

47
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cardiac output

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increase in CO leads to increase BP
decrease in CO leads to decrease BP

48
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peripheral vascular resistance

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vasoconstrictuion increases BP
vasodilation decreases BP

49
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Volumne of cirulating blood

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fluid retention leads to increased BP
hemorrhages leads to decreased BP

50
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Viscosity

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increase associated with increase BP

51
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elasticity of vessel walls

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increasing rigidity assoicated with increase in BP

52
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Factors influencing bp

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nonmodifiable: age, gender, race, diurnal rhythm
modifiable: weight, exercise, emotions, stress

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Korotkoff Sounds

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phases of sound 1-5, 1 is systolic (first apperance of sound)
5 is diastolic (final disappearnce of sounds)

54
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Common errors in BP measurement

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taking when active or emotional, wrong cuff size, reinflanting during procudure, wrong arm/leg position

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Infants/Children temperature

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avoid rectal route
-use oral route when old enough to keep mouth closed 4/5
- electronic thermometer because unbreakable

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aging adults temperature

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-changes in body temp, agin person less likely to have fever and at greater risk for hypothermia
- temperature less reliable index of older person’s true health state

57
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Children pulse

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-children older than 2 use radial site
-rate normally fluctuates more with children

58
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Aging Adults pulse

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-rhthym might be irregular
- radial artery may fee stiff. rigid, and tortous in older person
- increasingly rigid arterial wall needs faster upstroke of blood, so poluse is easier to palpate

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Children respiration

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watch infants abdomen for movement, because infants repsriation are normally more diaphragmatic than thoracic
-sleeping is most accurate in infants
- count for a full minute due to pattern variation

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Aging adult respiration

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-decrease vital capcity and decreased inspiratory reserve volumen
-shallower insirpatory phase and an increased respriatory rate

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BP children

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BP is not normally check in children less than 3 years of age
-cuff width must cover 2/3 of upper arm
-pediatric end piece

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Agin adults bp

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-aorta and major arteries tend to harden with age
-systolic pressure increases
- both systolic and diastolic pressures increase, difficult to tell the difference between aging and hypertension

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Orthostatic vital signs

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a drop in systolic pressure grater than 20 mmHg or diastolic pressure greater than 10mmhg after changing in a standing postion
-laying down, sitting, standing

64
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Thigh pressure

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normally higher than arm
diastolic often the same
BP measured here when arm is excessivly high
checking for coarctation of aorta

65
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Pain

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unpleasent sensory and emotional experience assoicated with or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissuse damage
-personal experience
-person’s report of an experience as pain should be respected

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Nociceptive pain

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develops when functioning and intact nerve fibers in the periphery and CNS are stimulated
-Transduction
-Transmission
-Perception
-Modulation

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Neurpathic pain

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result of nerve damage or malfunctioning nervous system
-type of apin that does not follow typical phases
-abnormal processing of pain message that is difficult to assess and treat
- tends to progress with time
- often percieved long after site of injury heals
Dieabetes, shingles, HIV/AIDs, phantom limb pain

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Somatic pain

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pain receptors in tissues are activated

69
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visceral pain

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pain receptors in pelivs, abdomen, chest, intestine are activated
-vauge and not localized

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reffered pain

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felt at particular site but originates from another loction

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Nociceptive quality of pain

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somatic: throbbing, aching, cramping, sharp
Visceral: squeezing, pressure, aching

72
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Neuropathic pain quality

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burning, shooting, tingling

73
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acute pain

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protective pain
less than 3 months post surgical
-short term and self limiting
- self protective purpose

74
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chronic pain

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malignant and nonmalignant
-does not stop when injury heals
- outlasts its protective purpose

75
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breakthrough pain

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when gap in drug relief and pain between treatments occur

76
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inital pain assessment tool
McCaffrey Inital pain assessment

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SUBJECTIVE
location, intensity, quality, onset/duration/varitation, manner of expressing pain, relieving factors, aggravating factors, effect of pain

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Pain rating scales

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SUBJECTIVE
Numeric: 0-10
Verbal: describe pain
Visual: have pt mark on horizontal scale

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Brief Pain Inventory

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severity and its impact on functioning

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Short form McGill Pain

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assesses pain rating using 2 subscales

Sensory with 11 words
Affective with 4 words

80
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Physical exams

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OBJECTIVE
-joints, muscle, skin, abdomen
physical findings may not always support the pts subjective pain reports, particulatry for those with chronic pain

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Nonverbal acute pain

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gaurding
grimacing
moaning, agitation, restlessness, stillness
Diaphoesis
change in vital signs

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Chronic pain behavoirs

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shows more variability than acute pain
bracing
diminished activity
sighing
change in appetite

83
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Infant pain

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feel pain!
use FLACC until 3
Face, legs, activity, cry, consolability
Face Pain Scale
CRIES (post surgical)

84
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Aging Adults pain

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not a normal part of aging
PAINAD scale (dementia)

85
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General Survey

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study of the whole person
- general health state and any obvious physical characteristics
-objective parameters
-overal impressions
-Physical apperance, body structure, mobility, and behavoir

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Physical apperance

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age
sex
LOC
skin color
facial features
overall apperance

87
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body structure

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stature
nutrition
symmetry
posture
position
body build, contou
obvious physical deformity

88
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Mobility

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gait
ROM

89
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behavior

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facial expression
mood and affect
speech
speech pattern
dress
personal hygeine

90
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Anthropometric measurement

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assess the size and body composition
nutritional health status
presence of disease

91
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BMi

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does not measure body fat directly, but BMI correlated with more direct measures of body fat
weight/height2
underweight: less than 18
18-24: normal
25-39- overweight
greather than 40= obese

92
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waist circumference

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female: belwo 35 inches
male: below 40 inches
increased risk for metabolic syndrome, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular disease

93
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Infant growth

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growth spurts
percentiles in BMI

94
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Head and chest circumferance

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at birth every visit up to age 2, annual until 6 years
newborn: head 32-38cm
6 months-2years: equals chest
after 2 years: chest larger than head

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Sign vs symptom

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sign: something that can be observed externally
symptoms: is felt internally

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Assessment

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collection of data about the individuals health state
objective and subjective data
trying to make a diagnosis

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Interview

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database made up of general survey, health history, physical assessment, patient’s record and lab studies

98
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Factors effecting data colelction

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Internal: liking others, respect, empathy, ability to listen, self awareness
External: ensure privacy, refuse interuptions, physical environment, distance between you and pt, note taking

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Health history

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purpose is to collect subjective data, providng a complete picture of the person’s past and present health

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8 parts of health history

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biographic data, reason for seeking care, present health, past health, medication reconciliation, family history, review of system, functional assessment

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biographic data

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name/age/birthdate/place
address/phone number
gender and marital status
record source of info
want pt to give info if avaible

102
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reason for seeking care

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chief complaint!
quote if possible, 1-2 symptoms and their duration
pt enters with…

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Present health

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chronological record of the CC from the 1st symptom until now
-location, character, quanity, timing, setting, aggravating factors, associated factors, patients perception

104
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OLD CARTS

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onset
location
duration
character
aggravating and assoicated factors
releiving facotrs
timing
severity

105
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Past health

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childhood illness
accidents or injuries
seroius or chronic illness
hospitilizations
operations
obseteric history
immunization
last exam data
allergies!!

106
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Medication reconciliation

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list of current medications, reduce errors and promote pt saftey

107
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Family history

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conditions that could be inherited
-cornory heart disease, stroke, T2 DM, obesity, blood disorders, cancers, arthrits, sickle cell disease, allergies, alcohol or drug addiction, mental illness

108
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Review of System

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subjective data
ask about all symptoms that aren’t CC
evaluate related systems
double check in case significant data were omitted in present health section
evalutate health promotion practice: add health promotion statement

109
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Functional assessment

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measures self care ability
ADLs: bathing, dressing, toileting, eating walking
Instrumental ADLs: those needed for independant living
Spiritual resources?

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SOAP

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subjective, objective, assessment, plan

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SBAR

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situation
background
assessment
recommendation

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