NUR 2090 (FUNDS) #1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
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NUR 2090
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NUR 2090
NUR 2090 (FUNDS) #1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Assessment:
a process used to learn about a patient's condition.
Auscultation:
listening to the internal sounds of the body, usually using a stethoscope
Confidentiality:
protecting data or information as it is s...
a process used to learn about a patient's condition.
Auscultation:
listening to the internal sounds of the body, usually using a stethoscope
Confidentiality:
protecting data or information as it is shared by limiting access to it.
Cues:
an indirect signal that a patient uses to try to alert the doctor to a question or concern.
General Survey:
an overall review or first impression the health care provider has of a person's well-
being. This could be as simple as a visual observation and encompasses the following
examples and components dependent to some extent on age.
Glasgow Coma Scale:
The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) objectively describes the extent of impaired
consciousness in all types of acute medical and trauma patients. The scale assesses
patients according to three aspects of responsiveness: eye-opening, motor, and verbal
responses.
Health History:
, A record of information about a person's health. A personal medical history may include
information about allergies, illnesses, surgeries, immunizations, and results of physical
exams and tests.
Inspection:
to look at the person or body part.
Objective Data:
Objective data is information observed through your senses of hearing, sight, smell, and
touch while assessing the patient. Objective data is obtained during the physical
examination component of the assessment process. Examples of objective data are
vital signs, physical examination findings, and laboratory results.
Observation:
watching a patient's condition but not giving treatment unless symptoms appear or
change.
Palpitation:
a rapid pulsation, an abnormally rapid or irregular beating of the heart.
Percussion:
a method of tapping body parts with fingers, hands, or small instruments as part of a
physical examination
Physical Examination:
the process of evaluating objective anatomic findings through the use of observation,
palpation, percussion, and auscultation
Primary Data:
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