HAB Week 8 Ch. 19 Concept Map Assignment Health Assessment Bridge NUS 213 PDF

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Concept Map Assignment Health Assessment Bridge Ch. 8 1. Document the normal assessment findings for each of the assessment techniques: While the client sits with arms at the sides, stand behind the client and observe the positions of scapulae and the shape and configuration of the chest wall. Observe use of accessory muscles. Palpate for tenderness and sensation. Palpate for crepitus Percuss for tone. Percuss for diaphragmatic changes. Auscultate for breath sounds. Auscultate for adventitious sounds. Inspect position of the sternum How would the auscultation findings change for the client having an asthma attack? 2. How would percussion findings change with pneumonia in the left lower lobe? Dullness would be hard. 3. What does “barrel chest” mean? Barre chest describes a rounded, bulging chest that look like the shape of a barrel.

Inspection Note the rate of breathing, the depth of breathing, and if breathing is labored

Percussion Percussion is used to determine whether underlying structures are fluidfilled, solid.

The nurse is assessing the thorax of a 43-year old male client

Palpation of the chest includes evaluation of thoracic expansion, percussion, and evaluation of diaphragmatic

Auscultation make the patient sit upright if possible, breathing slowly and deeply through an open mouth. Use the diaphragm of the stethoscope, placed...