NSE 13A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Tachycardia
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Abcv (airway problems, breathing, cardiac/circulation, vital signs-high fever) set priorities by making a list of current medications, and health problems and determining a relationship among the problems. Second level problems include mental status change, untreated medical problems, acute pain, urinary elimination, lab values, and risks of infection. You must consider health assessment from a life cycle approach- the developmental tasks for each age group. Cultural and social considerations are critical in health and physical assessments. Chapter 3: a relational approach to health assessment prompts you to ask how do my social, cultural, and professional backgrounds shape my ability to relate tom and my assumptions about, the various people i encounter in my practice? . Nse 13: knowing cultural and social considerations in health assessment from a relational stance helps you understand patterns that shapes health and illness. These include people"s past experience, culture, heritage, socioeconomic status and history of their understanding of health.
