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Module 4 NURS 5202
Ball ch 24 & 25
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Health Care
Graduate
09/24/2016

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Term
History and ___ ____ are interrelated.
Definition
Physical exam
Term
Patient factors affecting accuracy:
1. ______
2. ______
3. ______
4. ______
Definition
Sensory Deprivation
Emotional contstraints, apparent and unapparent
Language Barriers
Cultural Barriers
Term
Every observation has a certain SENSITIVITY, which means:
Definition
Amount of assurance that if something is to be found, it will be found.
Term
Every observation has acertain SPECIFICITY, which means:
Definition
Assurance that if it is found, it is a true finding and not a misinterpretation or false-positive finding.
Term
The potential of error increases _____ and our ______.
Definition
uncertainty, discomfort.
Term
We cannot always express our findings in ______.
Definition
numbers
Term
We cannot avoid _____.
Definition
Probibilities. There is false comfort in the apparent certainty of many numbers.
Term
Examination sequence:
Definition
General inspection
Preparation
Measurements
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