NURS 251 Exam 1
Health Assessment - ANS Gathering data
subjective data - ANS what the person says about himself or herself during history taking
Objective data - ANS what the health professional observes by inspecting, palpating,
percussing, and auscultating during the physical examination
Palpation - ANS to examine by touch
Percussion - ANS tapping different areas of the body
Auscultation - ANS listening to sounds within the body
vital signs - ANS temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure
Normal respiratory rate - ANS 10 to 20 breaths
Normal pulse rate - ANS 60 to 100 beats per minute
Normal systolic pressure - ANS 120
Normal oral temperature - ANS 96.4 to 99.1 F
35.8 to 37.3 C
Normal diastolic pressure - ANS 80
Normal pulse oximeter - ANS 95% to 100%
bradycardia - ANS less than 60 bpm
Tachycardia - ANS more than 100 bpm
fifth vital sign - ANS pain
acute pain - ANS episode of pain that lasts from seconds to less than 6 months
chronic pain - ANS episode of pain that lasts for 6 months or longer; may be intermittent or
continuous
, blood pressure - ANS the force of blood against the artery walls
visceral pain - ANS originates from larger internal organs
referred pain - ANS pain that is felt in a location other than where the pain originates
deep somatic pain - ANS originates in muscles, joints, or bone
Pain is always - ANS subjective
mental status - ANS a person's emotional and cognitive functioning
Delirium - ANS An acute confusional reversible state
Dementia - ANS memory loss
"It's okay, don't worry" is an example of - ANS False assurance
"You should vaccinate your child" is an example of - ANS Giving unwanted advice
"Your doctor knows best" is an example of - ANS Using authority
"People passed on" is an example of - ANS Using avoidance language
"Lump in the left breast" instead of your breast is an example of - ANS Engaging in distancing
"You don't smoke do you? Or You don't ever have unprotected sex, correct?" this an example of
- ANS using unbiased questions
Facilitation - ANS Encourage the patient to talk more or provide more info
Reflection - ANS echoing the patient's own words to encourage expression of facts and feelings
confrontation - ANS Clarifying inconsistent information
interpretation - ANS an inference about feelings or concerns that is used to clarify data already
collected
empathy - ANS establishing rapport with the patient by identifying feelings of the patient
silence - ANS communicates that client has time to think
clarification - ANS Useful when person's word choice is ambiguous or confusing
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