Physical Health Assessment

Module 1. Vital Signs Lesson 1: Assessing Body Temperature • Core body temperature is between 36.5 and 37.7 Celsius (96.0-99.9 F) • Measurement of how hot the body is • Lowest in the early morning • Highest in the afternoon and evening • Women have wider range of normal temperature than men Terms: Body Temperature: is the balance between heat produced and heat lost by the body Fever (Pyrexia): when body temperature is elevated Hyperpyrexia: body temperature is at 41 C Afe...

HEALTH ASSESSMENT MIDTERM EXAMINATION WITH ANS 2024 UPDATE

TO JARVIS-PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT 8ED TESTBANKTO GET MORE MATERIALS FOR NURSING SCHOOL HESI,ATI,KAPLAN Chapter 01: Evidence-Based Assessment MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be: a. Objective. b. Reflective. c. Subjective. d. Introspective. ANS: A Objective data are what the health professional observes by ins...

The nurse is conducting an interview with a woman who has recently learned that she is pregnant and who has come to the clinic today to begin prenatal care. The woman states that she and her husband are excited about the pregnancy but have a few questions. She looks nervously at her hands during the interview and sighs loudly. Considering the concept of communication, which statement does the nurse know to be most accurate? The woman is: a. Excited about her pregnancy but nervous about the...