EXERCISE, LESSON 6
INSTRUCTIONS: To complete this exercise, circle the letter of the response that best
answers the question or completes the statement or write the answer in the space
provided. After you have completed the all of the exercises, turn to "Solutions to
Exercises" at the end of this lesson and check your answers. If you have responded to
any of the exercises incorrectly, reread the material referenced after the answer.
1.
Physical assessment is
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________ .
2.
The physical assessment is the _______________ step in the nursing process.
3.
The physical assessment provides the foundation for the _____________________
in which your observations play an integral part in the assessment, intervention, and
evaluation phases.
4.
Two purposes for a physical assessment are:
a. _____________________________________________________________.
b. _____________________________________________________________.
5.
When preparing a patient for a physical assessment, six nursing considerations are:
a. _____________________________________________________________.
b. _____________________________________________________________.
c.
_____________________________________________________________.
d. _____________________________________________________________.
e. _____________________________________________________________.
f.
_____________________________________________________________.
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