Health Survey
The first intervention completed by the nurse when admitting a new client.
What is interview the client about current and past health history?
What is the Faces pain scale?
What the client states
What is subjective data?
"I respect your beliefs and will discuss your request with my charge nurse."
What is ethical principle of autonomy?
What is nonmaleficence?
Prescribed, supplements, over-the-counter, and herbs
What is a complete medication list?
The time to wait after a client has drank coffee to take a temperature
What is 15 minutes?
Heard over solid organs when percussion is completed
What is a dull sound?
"You say you are having a bad day; can you tell me more about that?"
What is an open ended question?
Duty to tell the truth
What is versacity?
physical appearance, facial expression, mobility and behavior
What is a general survey?
Noninvasive procedure in which a small sensor is positioned over a pulsating vascular bed
What is a oxygen saturation?
Observe a client's ability to perform routine daily tasks
What is a functional assessment?
"I will speak to the client and have them fill out a medical record request form."
What is patient confidentiality?
Keeping a client's verbal, written, and online information secured and safe
What is confidentiality?
Data analyzed from previous medical records.
What is secondary source?
The most accurate pulse
What is the apical pulse?
Occurs first when performing a physical assessment
What is inspection?
"Can you tell me how you care for your teeth and the date of your last dental exam?"
What is client health promotion or preventative care?
Just and fair healthcare
What is justice?
Family history of diabetes mellitus type 2
What is non-modifiable risk favors?
Indicate proper perfusion from the arteries into the capillaries
What is capillary refill?
Tactile fremitus
What is palpation?
Encourage the client to say more.
What is facilitation?
Duty to keep one's promises or word
What is fidelity?