Download Fundamentals of Nursing: Data Collections Assessment for LPN Students (2024 Update) and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! fundamentals of nursing LPN DATA COLLECTIONS ASSESSMENT 2024 UPDATE 100% GUARANTEE A+ GENERAL OBSERVATION - SOLs A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF CLIENT DURING EXAMINATION, NOTHING DETAILED INSPECTION - SOLs A method of physical examination by which the patient is visually systematically examine for appearance, structure, function, and behavior AUSCULTATION - SOLs listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope) PALPATION - SOLs An examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts. PERCUSSION - SOLs A diagnostic technique that uses tapping on the body to differentiate air, solids, and fluids ACUTE DISEASE - SOLs Disease having a rapid onset, severe symptoms, and a short course or duration CHRONIC DISEASE - SOLs a disease that develops gradually and continues over a long period of time ACUITY - SOLs Sharp vision or perception characterized by the ability to resolve fine detail LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS - SOLs LOC, STATE OF AWARENESS OF SELF AND ENVIRONMENT fundamentals of nursing LPN DATA COLLECTIONS ASSESSMENT 2024 UPDATE 100% GUARANTEE A+ ALERT - SOLs Awake or readily aroused, oriented, fully aware of external and internal stimuli and responds appropriately, conducts meaningful interpersonal interactions LETHARGIC - SOLs acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner OBTUNDED - SOLs Sleeps most of the time, difficult to arouse, needs loud shout or vigorous shake, acts confused when aroused, speech mumbled and incoherent STUPOROUS - SOLs is in a sleeplike state and can be aroused only w/ painful stimulus SEMICOMATOSE - SOLs partially in a coma COMATOSE - SOLs in a state of deep and usually prolonged unconsciousness GLASGOW COMA SCALE - SOLs Neurological screening test that measures a client's best verbal, motor & eye response to stimuli FATIGUE - SOLs Extreme tiredness, typically resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness ANOREXIA - SOLs An eating disorder characterized by an obstinate and willful refusal to eat, a distorted body image, and an intense fear of being fat MALAISE - SOLs A vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness fundamentals of nursing LPN DATA COLLECTIONS ASSESSMENT 2024 UPDATE 100% GUARANTEE A+ INFLAMMATION - SOLs An irritation of a tissue caused by infection or injury. Inflammation is characterized by four cardinal symptoms; redness (rubor), swelling (tumor), heat (calor), and pain (dolor). PURULENT - SOLs Containing pus SANGUINEOUS - SOLs BLOODY DRAINAGE SEROSANGUINEOUS - SOLs Consisting of serum and blood INFECTION - SOLs Contamination or invasion of body tissue by pathogenic organisms HOMAN SIGN - SOLs Early sign of thrombophlebitis of the deep veins of the calf in which there are complaints of pain when the leg is in extension and the foot is dorsiflexed. MACULE - SOLs A circumscribed, flat, nonpalpable change in skin color PAPULE - SOLs A papule is a small solid elevation of the skin less than 0.5cm in diameter. NODULE - SOLs A small lump VESICLE - SOLs A membrane bound sac that contains materials involved in transport of the cell. PUSTULE - SOLs A small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus. fundamentals of nursing LPN DATA COLLECTIONS ASSESSMENT 2024 UPDATE 100% GUARANTEE A+ WHEAL - SOLs A circumscribed elevation of the skin caused by escape of serum into the dermis. The larger the amount of edema, teh paler the wheal on a red to pale color continuum PLAQUE - SOLs (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body CYST - SOLs CLOSED SAC EXCORIATION - SOLs (n.) a strong denunciation; the act or state of stripping or wearing off the skin FISSURE - SOLs TYPE OF SKIN LESION ULCER - SOLs An open sore on the skin or mucous membrane that can bleed and scar and is sometimes accompanied by infection KELOID - SOLs SCAR
