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Jarvis Examination & Assessment 6th Chapter 1
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Nursing
Undergraduate 3
02/10/2012

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Term
Dysphagia
Definition
Difficulty swallowing, due to stroke or other neurological disorder
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Assessment
Definition
the collection of data about an individual heatlh state.
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Biomedical Model

 

Definition
The Western European/North American tradition that views health as the absence of disease
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Complete database
Definition
a complete health history and full examination
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Critical Thinking
Definition
simultaneously problem-solving while self-improving one's own thinking ability
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Diagnostic Reasoning
Definition

method of collecting and analyzing clinical information:

1. attending initially avaliable cues

2. formulating diagnostic hypotheses

3. gathering data relative to the tentative hypotheses

4. evaluating each hypothesis with the new data collected

5. arriving at a final diagnosis

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Emergency Database
Definition

rapid collection of the database, often compiled concurrently with lifesaving measures

 

when a patient comes into the ER with a Gunshot wound and need a ER database to establish history

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Environment
Definition

the total of all the conditions and elements that make up the surroundings and influence the development of a person.

 

When a patient is in hospital room they are in a new environment.

When interviewing a patient make sure the environment is free from distractions.

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Evidence-based practice
Definition

1. a systematic approach emphasizing the best research evidence

2. the clinician's experiences                                       

3. patients preferences and values                              

4. physical examination, and assessment.                    

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Focused Database
Definition

1. one used for a limited or short term problem

2. Concerns mainly one problem, one cue complex or one body system.

 

If a patient visits emergency care center for acute abdominal pain.

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Follow-up Database
Definition
used in all settings to monitor progress on short term or chronic health problems
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Holistic health
Definition
the view that the mind, body, and spirit are interdependent and function as a whole within the environment.
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Medical diagnosis
Definition

used to evaluate the cause and etiology of disease

focuses on the function or malfunctions of a specific organ system

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Nursing Diagnosis
Definition

a method of collecting and analyzing clinical information with the following components: ADOPIE

 

1. assessment               

2. diagnosis                   

3. outcome identifications

4. planning                    

5. implementation          

6. Evaluation                 

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Objective Data
Definition

what the health professional observes during the physical examination by:

1. inspecting,  

2. palpating,   

3. percussing   

4. auscultating

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Prevention
Definition
any action directed toward promoting health and preventing the occurence of disease.
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Subjective Data
Definition

what the person says about himself or herself during the history taking

 

patient states "my headache is getting worse" is and example of subjective data

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Wellness
Definition

a dyanamic process and view of health or

a move toward optimal functioning

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