NURS 1112 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7, 30: Heat Stroke, Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery, Fever
2 Nov 2016
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General survey: describe each of the components of a general survey. General survey: initial impression: 1st moment you meet the patient, general impression is objective. The general survey is composed of four major categories of observation. They are: physical appearance, mobility, behaviour, mental status. Components of general survey: what you see, not what you think: physical appearance (male, female, mental status (person, place, time, mobility (facial expression, behaviour, don"t be so focused on the task that you forget about the person. Youtube video: people focused on map they didn"t realize who was holding the map: hygiene, appetite, short blonde hair, glasses. Radiation: transfer of heat from one surface to another without direct contact. Conduction: transfer of heat from one object to another with direct contact. Convection: the transfer of heat by air movement. Evaporation: the transfer of heat when a liquid changes to a gas.
