Nur 2180 physical - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NUR 2180 PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT Physical Assessment Method for gathering health data - ANSWER Assessment is 1st step of the nursing process and is ongoing throughout the nurse-patient relationship. It is process you use to collect physical data relevant to the patient's health. Use four of your senses: sight, smell, hearing, and touch Goal: To gather objective data about a client. What is objective data? (measurable by nurse, classified as signs) What is su...

NUR 2180 Physical Assessment exam 1 What are the primary components of a health assessment? - ANSWER History: subjective data ( what patient tells you) Physical examination: objective data (what you can observe) Documentation of data: Paper/ EHR What are the 5 types of health assessment? - ANSWER 1. Comprehensive assessment 2.Problem based / focused assessment 3. Episodic/ follow up 4. Shift ...

NUR 2180 Physical Assessment Module 5 Quiz GI,GU,Breast and Axilla How do we perform light palpation on the abdomen? - CORRECT ANSWER use first 4 fingers to depress the skin about 1 cm inside and move it in a rotation motion, clockwise. GI assessment order - CORRECT ANSWER inspect, auscultate, percuss, palpate Why do we listen before we palpate the abdomen? - CORRECT ANSWER so we do not disrupt or dislodge anything within th...

NUR 2180 Physical Assessment Post-Test After completing an initial assessment on a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58. This type of data would be: - ANSWER Objective During an interview, the nurse states, "You mentioned shortness of breath. Tell me more about that." Which verbal skill is used with this statement? A) Direct question B) Reflection C) Open-ended question D) Facilitation - ANSWE...

NUR 2180 Physical Assessment Quiz 3 (Latest Update) Questions and Answers (100% Correct Solutions).

NUR 2180 Physical Assessment Module 9 Quiz Rasmussen Respiratory Bronchial breath sound - ANSWER This sound is heard over the trachea and larynx areas. These sounds are loud, harsh, and hollow sounding and you will note that expiration lasts longer than inspiration. Bronchovesicular breath sounds - ANSWER sounds are located along both sternal borders over the major bronchi. Here inspiration lasts as lon...

NUR 2180 Physical Assessment Module 7 Quiz HEENT (Latest Update) 100 out of 100 (GRADED A)