Health Assessments
This assessment finding would likely indicate a supporting diagnosis of anemia.
What is bruising?
This is a good acronym to use to determine a patient's pain.
What is OLDCARTS or PQRST?
This is considered the most accurate way to measure a temperature.
What is rectally?
A general survey is considered this.
What is an overview of the whole person?
What are inspection, auscultation, palpation, and percussion?
What is barrel chest or clubbing of nails?
What is acute?
The normal range for this vital sign is 96.8 to 100.4 F.
What is temperature?
Vital signs are an example of what type of data?
What is objective data?
This technique begins with the general survey.
What is inspection?
This assessment finding can indicate that the patient has liver dysfunction?
What is jaundice?
This is the pain assessment tool used in infants?
What is CRIES?
This is considered the fifth vital sign.
What is pain?
This measurement is plotted on charts until age 18.
What is height/weight?
This technique amplifies sounds.
What is auscultation?
This assessment finding may indicate the patient suffers from hair loss.
What is alopecia?
This pain scale is best used for infants and children to age 3.
What is FLACC?
A blood pressure of 110/68 mmHg is considered this.
What is normal?
Observations in a general survey often include four components. Name three of them.
What are physical appearance, body structure, mobility, and behavior?
These are the two types of palpation.
What is light and deep?
This assessment finding may indicate the newborn patient is dehydrated.
What are sunken/depressed fontanels?
This pain scale is best used for nonverbal patients.
What is the FACES scale?
An alternate location to assess this vital sign is on the thigh.
What is blood pressure?
Awareness of location, date, person, and time are components of this.
What is level of consciousness?
This should be completed before assessment of the patient.
What is handwashing?