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Terms in this set (183) Explain wheezing -High pitched, sounds like whistling Where do you hear Erb's -Left of the sternal border, 3rd intercostal space How do you examine posterior chest expansion -Place your hands on patients back and your thumbs should move outwards apart evenly When would you expect to hear S4 sounds -Abnormal sounds, heard diastole when ventricles are resistant to filling When would you expect to hear S3 sounds -Abnormal sounds like quivering (light swishing) hear...

HEAS 1000 Final Exam / Comprehensive Review of Key Quizzes, and Practice Questions for Guaranteed Success Practice questions for this set Terms in this set (85) What is subjective data? Data that only the subject or "patient" can feel and will tell you. Usually in a statement. What is objective data? What you observe and can measure What does ABC stand for when assessing priority? Airway Problems Breathing Problems Cardiovascular Problems What is culture? Values, beliefs, atti...

Terms in this set (183) Explain wheezing -High pitched, sounds like whistling Where do you hear Erb's -Left of the sternal border, 3rd intercostal space How do you examine posterior chest expansion -Place your hands on patients back and your thumbs should move outwards apart evenly When would you expect to hear S4 sounds -Abnormal sounds, heard diastole when ventricles are resistant to filling When would you expect to hear S3 sounds -Abnormal sounds like quivering (light swishing) hear...

objective vs subjective questions - ANSWER-Objective (scars, age, vitals) factual -Subjective (interview, what the patient tells you, pain) A clients culture would provide insight for what information? - ANSWERSocial supports, environment, family hierarchy, education level, economic and employment level and access to health ANSWERsymmetrical, smooth, pink, warm, equal bilaterally, orientated, even. Name all the components in a set of vital signs, including the expected normal findings...

Subjective data - ANSWERwhat the person says about himself or herself Objective data - ANSWERwhat you observe by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating Diagnostic reasoning - ANSWERis the process of analyzing health data and drawing conclusions to identify diagnoses. It has 4 major components Cultural safety - ANSWERnot forcing your cultures onto others (ex. saying "Happy Holidays"instead of "Merry Christmas") What drives who we are? - ANSWERvalues, beliefs...

Papule - ANSWERWhat type of lesion is a wart? Phalen Test - ANSWERDuring an assessment, you ask a patient to hold both of their hands back to back while flexing their wrists at a 90 degree angle for 60 seconds. What test are you performing? Auscultate - ANSWERDo you auscultate or palpate first in an abdominal assessment No - ANSWERAre S3 and S4 sounds normal in a cardio assessment? Erb's point - ANSWERthe point where you can hear both S1 and S2 sounds equally Vital signs - ANSWER...

The purpose of a General Survey is to - ANSWERObserve the patient's overall body structure and mobility Which of the following statements would the nurse document regarding the patient's pulse? - ANSWERPulse 64, regular and strong What is the step of the nursing process that includes data collection through Health History taking, Physical Examination and Interview? - ANSWERAssessment After completing an initial assessment on a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations...

Identify the purpose of health assessment - ANSWERThe purpose of health assessment is to make a judgement or diagnosis on the basis of data from various sources (analyzing the subjective and objective data) Assessment - ANSWERCollection of data about a patients current state of health. diagnosis reasoning - ANSWERthe process of analyzing health data and drawing conclusions to identify diagnoses What are four major components to diagnostic reasoning? - ANSWER1. *Attending to* initially a...

Explain wheezing - ANSWER-High pitched, sounds like whistling Where do you hear Erb's - ANSWER-Left of the sternal border, 3rd intercostal space How do you examine posterior chest expansion - ANSWER-Place your hands on patients back and your thumbs should move outwards apart evenly Describe crackles - ANSWER-bubbling, crackling, popping -low-to-high pitched, discontinuous sounds -auscultated during inspiration -occurs in small air passages, alveoli, bronchioles, bronchi, and trach...

True or False Subjective data is what the health provider observes - ANSWERFalse Objective data is observes by ______________ - ANSWERheath care provider True or False Life threating emergencies are considered Second Level Priority - ANSWERFalse - life threating emergencies are considered First Level Priorities