NRSG 2212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Nursing Process, Stroke, Hearing Aid
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The nursing process employs critical thinking to identify, diagnose, and treat client"s responses to health and illness: the components of a qpa (quick priority assessment) are listed on the left column. Using the first example as a guideline (right column), provide examples of assessments for each component. Break this question up by color groupings for more questions. Are there physical signs that could indicate an airway obstruction (i. e. excess saliva, food etc ) A (associated signs/symptoms: what makes it worse, what provokes or precipitates the discomfort? (eg. may be unpredictable, activity, walking or comes at rest) Q (quality: how does it feel like, can you describe it, what is the quality of pain? (eg. pressure, tightness) R (radiation: does it move around, where does it spread, point to where it hurts the most, where does your pain go from there, what area of the body is affected? (eg. jaw, neck, scapular area, arm)
