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  • https://med.libretexts.org/Courses/Harrisburg_Area_Community_College/vjbugosh_at_hacc.edu/04%3A_Integumentary_Assessment/4.03%3A_Common_Integumentary_Conditions
    This section reviews common conditions that may be found during a routine integumentary assessment.
  • https://med.libretexts.org/Courses/Harrisburg_Area_Community_College/vjbugosh_at_hacc.edu/11%3A_Neurological_Assessment
    Thumbnail: Neuro Exam by Meredith Pomietlo for Chippewa Valley Technical College are licensed under CC BY 4.0
  • https://med.libretexts.org/Courses/Harrisburg_Area_Community_College/vjbugosh_at_hacc.edu/01%3A_Health_Assessment_in_Nursing
  • https://med.libretexts.org/Courses/Harrisburg_Area_Community_College/vjbugosh_at_hacc.edu/00%3A_Front_Matter
  • https://med.libretexts.org/Courses/Harrisburg_Area_Community_College/vjbugosh_at_hacc.edu/02%3A_The_General_Survey_Assessment
  • https://med.libretexts.org/Courses/Harrisburg_Area_Community_College/vjbugosh_at_hacc.edu/02%3A_The_General_Survey_Assessment/2.08%3A_II_Glossary
    Developmental stages: A person’s life span can be classified into nine categories of development, including Prenatal Development, Infancy and Toddlerhood, Early Childhood, Middle Childhood, Adolescenc...Developmental stages: A person’s life span can be classified into nine categories of development, including Prenatal Development, Infancy and Toddlerhood, Early Childhood, Middle Childhood, Adolescence, Early Adulthood, Middle Adulthood, Late Adulthood, and Death and Dying. Primary survey: A brief observation at the start of a shift or visit to verify the patient is stable by assessing mental status, airway, breathing, and circulation.
  • https://med.libretexts.org/Courses/Harrisburg_Area_Community_College/vjbugosh_at_hacc.edu/09%3A_Abdominal_Assessment/9.08%3A_Learning_Activities
    The nurse is performing a daily assessment on a patient who had hip surgery a few days ago. What subjective data should the nurse plan to obtain during the assessment to investigate “cues” regarding t...The nurse is performing a daily assessment on a patient who had hip surgery a few days ago. What subjective data should the nurse plan to obtain during the assessment to investigate “cues” regarding the potential hypothesis of constipation? What objective data should the nurse plan to obtain during the assessment to investigate “cues” regarding the potential hypothesis of constipation? The nurse calls the provider and reports the assessment findings supporting the hypothesis of constipation.
  • https://med.libretexts.org/Courses/Harrisburg_Area_Community_College/vjbugosh_at_hacc.edu/07%3A_Respiratory_Assessment/7.04%3A_Sample_Documentation
    Patient denies cough, chest pain, or shortness of breath. No crepitus, masses, or tenderness upon palpation of anterior and posterior chest. Respiratory rate is tachypneic at 32/minute with neck and a...Patient denies cough, chest pain, or shortness of breath. No crepitus, masses, or tenderness upon palpation of anterior and posterior chest. Respiratory rate is tachypneic at 32/minute with neck and abdominal accessory muscle use. Anterior and posterior chest walls have no tenderness, masses, or crepitus upon palpation. Expiratory wheezes are audible and heard with stethoscope scattered throughout lung fields.
  • https://med.libretexts.org/Courses/Harrisburg_Area_Community_College/vjbugosh_at_hacc.edu/03%3A_The_Health_History/3.08%3A_Functional_Health_and_Activities_of_Daily_Living
    Information obtained when assessing functional health provides the nurse a holistic view of a patient’s human response to illness and life conditions. It is helpful to use an assessment framework, suc...Information obtained when assessing functional health provides the nurse a holistic view of a patient’s human response to illness and life conditions. It is helpful to use an assessment framework, such as Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns, to organize interview questions according to evidence-based patterns of human responses.
  • https://med.libretexts.org/Courses/Harrisburg_Area_Community_College/vjbugosh_at_hacc.edu/10%3A_Musculoskeletal_Assessment/10.04%3A_Musculoskeletal_Assessment
    This section describes the components of a musculoskeletal and mobiity assessment.
  • https://med.libretexts.org/Courses/Harrisburg_Area_Community_College/vjbugosh_at_hacc.edu/06%3A_Eye_and_Ear_Assessment/6.01%3A_Eye_and_Ear_Assessment_Introduction
    The ability to see, hear, and maintain balance are important functions of our eyes and ears.

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