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Unit 1 - Intro To Health Assessment Flashcards

1
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What is Health Promotion?

A

The process of enabling people to increase control over and to improve their health.

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Levels of health Promotion

3

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Primary- preventative measures (ie: hand washing)

Secondary- rectifying a problem before it becomes an illness (ie: screening)

Tertiary- management of health issue

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Social Determinants of Health (9)

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Socioeconomic status
Physical Environment 
Health Services
Healthy Childhood Development 
Personal Health Practices
Individual Capacity + Coping Skills
Biology + Genetics
Gender
Culture
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4
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Define Culture

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There is no predefined approach in any one specific cultural community

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5
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Steps of Nursing Process

6

A 
Assessment 
Diagnosis 
Outcome Identification 
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
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Define Critical Thinking

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The ability to interpret argument, evidence, or raw info in a logical and unbiased fashion

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What are the 12 Critical Thinking Skills in Health Assessment?

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1 - Identify Assumptions 
2 - ID an organized approach to assessment 
3 - accuracy/reliability of data
4 - Distinguish normal from abnormal 
5 - Making inferences
6 - Clustering related cues
7 - Distinguish relevant from irrelevant 
8 - Recognize Inconsistency 
9 - ID patterns
10 - ID missing info
11 - Promoting Health
12 - Diagnose Actual/Potential problems from data
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8
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What are the guidelines to Critical Health? (3)

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1) BuildingTrust
2) Engage Through Listening
3) Convey Respect for differences

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9
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What is Subjective Data?

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What the pt. says; feeling, sensation and expectations

“Use quotes to document what pt. says”

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10
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What is objective data?

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What HCP observed

MEASURABLE

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What is a Sign?

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Objective abnormalities examiner observes

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What is a Symptom?

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Subjective sensation the pt. feels ( the pt. tells us this info)

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13
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Types of Assessment (4)

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1) Complete Database - provide baseline for future assessment
2) Episodic Database - focused on 1 system/problem
3) Follow-Up Database - always evaluate problems at intervals
4) Emergency Database - used in emergent or unstable situations

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14
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Anatomical Terms: Anterior

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To the front of the body

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15
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Anatomical Terms:

Posterior

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Towards the back of the body

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Anatomical Terms:

Inferior

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Away from the head

17
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Anatomical Terms:

Superior

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Upwards towards the head

18
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Anatomical Terms:

Lateral

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Towards the outside of body; moving away from the midline of body

19
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Anatomical Terms:

Medial

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Towards the midline of the body

20
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Anatomical Terms:

Palmar

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Palms facing the anterior direction

21
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Anatomical Terms:

Plantar

A

The underside of foot

22
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Anatomical Terms:

Flexor

A

Moving arm away from resting position

23
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Anatomical Terms:

Extensor

A

Moving arm across body

24
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Anatomical Terms:

Proximal

A

Limbs; moving towards the origin of limb

25
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Anatomical Terms:

Distal

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Moving away from the origin of the limb

26
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Anatomical Terms:

Ipsilateral

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On the same side of the midline

27
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Anatomical Terms:

Contralateral

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On opposite side of the midline

28
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Anatomical Terms: Superficial

A

Towards the outer layer of skin

29
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Anatomical Terms:

Deep

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Towards the inside of body

30
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What are the 9 regions of the abdomen?

  4    |   1   |  5
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  6    |   2   |   7
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  8    |   3   |   9
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1) Epigastric
2) Umbilical
3) Hypogastric
4) Right Hypogastric
5) Left Hypochondriac
6) Right Lumbar
7) Left Lumbar
8) Right Inguinal
9) Left Inguinal

31
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4 parts of Health Assessment Techniques

A

1) Inspection
2) Palpation
3) Percussion
4) Auscultation

32
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What is the purpose of the diaphragm of the Stethoscope?

A

Listening for high pitched sounds (most commonly used)

33
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What is the purpose of the bell of the Stethoscope?

A

Listening to low pitched sounds (abnormal sounds and paediatrics)

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