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NURS 6512 Midterm Exam Review (Week 1-6) GradeAplus

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Building A Complete Health History 1. Communication techniques used to obtain a patient’s health history 2. Recording and documenting patient information 3. SOAP note documentation 4... . Subjective vs objective information when documenting 5. Ethical decision-making and beneficence Diversity and Health Assessments 6. Cultural awareness and diversity 7. Socioeconomic, spiritual, and lifestyle factors affecting diverse populations 8. Functional assessments Assessment Tools and Diagnostic Tests in Adults and Children 9. Growth, Development, and Measurements in children and adults 10. Nutritional assessment to include recommended water intake and energy requirements 11. Macronutrients vs Micronutrients Macronutrients: Micronutrients: 12. Significance of a food diary 13. BMI measurements for normal, overweight, obesity, morbid obesity 14. Pernicious Anemia 15. Examination techniques and equipment Inspection Palpation Percussion (must be performed against bare skin) Auscultation 16. Diagnostic Assessment tools and tests to include tuning forks, BP monitoring, use of stethoscope, otoscope, ophthalmoscope Tuning Forks BP monitoring Stethoscope (3 kinds) Otoscope Ophthalmoscope Assessment of the Skin, Hair, and Nails 17. Skin lesion characteristics 18. Documenting skin lesions using “ABCD” rule 19. Anatomy and physiology of skin layers 20. Abnormal nail findings in older adults 21. Psoriatic skin lesions 22. Vesicular skin characteristics 23. Normal vs abnormal hair distribution during aging 24. Characteristics of hair distribution Assessment of Head, Neck, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat 25. Cranial Nerves associated with the HEENT system 26. Normal assessment findings of an adolescent’s nose and throat 27. Normal examination findings of an infant’s fontanelles 28. Examination findings of a patient with hypothyroid and hyperthyroid 29. Techniques for examining the HEENT systems 30. Examination findings for a patient with sinus symptoms 31. Appropriate tuning fork frequencies to approximate vocal frequencies 32. Examining the oral mucosa 33. Hearing loss findings when examining the elderly patient 34. Examination techniques used to examine the trachea and thyroid Assessment of the Abdomen and Gastrointestinal System 35. Organs involved in the alimentary tract 36. Correct assessment order for examining the abdomen 37. Examination technique and findings of the liver 38. Examination findings associated with appendicitis 39. Examining McBurney’s sign 40. Assessment of abdominal pain in women 41. Landmarks for abdominal examination 42. Characteristics of bowel sounds heard during auscultation [Show More]

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