NUR 152 Vital Signs and Health Assessment Lecture Notes

Flashcards covering key terms, assessment types, and techniques from the NUR 152 Vital Signs and Health Assessment lecture notes.

Inspection

A technique used during a physical examination to visually assess body systems.

Palpation

An assessment technique using touch during a physical exam to evaluate body systems.

Percussion

A physical exam technique involving tapping to evaluate patient body systems.

Auscultation

An assessment technique used in a physical exam to listen to body system sounds.

Comprehensive Assessment

A broad, complete type of health assessment performed by nurses.

Ongoing Partial Assessment

A type of health assessment conducted to evaluate a client over time or follow up on previous findings.

Focused Assessment

A health assessment targeted specifically toward a particular problem or body system.

Emergency Assessment

A rapid health assessment performed during urgent or life-threatening situations.

Systolic Pressure

The pressure assessed in blood pressure measurement representing the maximum pressure during cardiac contraction.

Diastolic Pressure

The resting pressure evaluated during blood pressure measurement when the heart relaxes.

Pulse Oximeter

An assessment device used to evaluate oxygen saturation in client monitoring.