Week 1-STUDY FOR FINAL Flashcards
A collection of subjective information that provides information about a patient’s health status.
Health History
A collection of objective data that provides information about changes in the patient’s body systems.
Physical Assessment
A health assessments may be…
Comprehensive
Ongoing Partial
Focused
Emergency
Usually conducted when a patient first enters a heath care setting, with information providing a baseline for comparing later assessments
Comprehensive assessment (with health history + complete physical examination)
Follow-up assessment, conducted at regular intervals during the care of the patient. Concentrates on identified health problems to monitor positive or negative changes + evaluate effectiveness of interventions.
Ongoing Partial Assessment
Conducted to assess a specific problem.
Focused Assessment
A type of rapid focused assessment conducted when addressing a life-threatening or unstable situation.
Emergency Assessment
What is the purpose of a health assessment?
To gather information to develop a
patient plan of care.
Top layer of skin/ outermost portion?
Epidermis
Second layer of skin/ rests on top of subcutaneous tissue.
Dermis
Beneath dermis which is beneath epidermis. It is used mainly for fat storage.
Hypodermis
Functions of skin
protection, temperature regulation, psychosocial, immunologic, absorption and elimination
The integumentary system is comprised of what?
Skin, nails, hair, scalp.
epidermis layer; no
skin breakdown; nonblanchable
redness
Stage 1
epidermis/dermis
layers; partial thickness skin
breakdown
Stage 2
