Ferguson Nursing 112 Fundamental Concepts of Nursing
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Concept: Health Promotion
| Concept: | Exemplars |
| Health Promotion |
Subjective assessment Objective assessment
Assessment through the lifespan |
Patient History
- Patient History Taking: Identifying General InformationFollow this link to the Nursing Practice & Skill.
- Patient History Taking: Identifying General InformationDownload/print the Nursing Practice & Skill.
- Patient History Taking: History of Present IllnessDownload/print the Nursing Practice & Skill.
- Patient History Taking: Details of LifestyleDownload/print the Nursing Practice & Skill.
- Patient History Taking: Family Medical HistoryFollow this link to the Nursing Practice & Skill.
- Patient History Taking: Family Medical HistoryDownload/print the Nursing Practice & Skill.
- Patient History Taking: Medication HistoryFollow this link to the Nursing Practice & Skill.
- Patient History Taking: Medication HistoryDownload/print the Nursing Practice & Skill.
- Patient History Taking: Social HistoryFollow this link to the Nursing Practice & Skill.
- Patient History Taking: Social HistoryDownload/print the Nursing Practice & Skill.
- Physical Assessment: Head-to-Toe -- PerformingFollow this link to the Nursing Practice & Skill.
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- Physical Assessment: Head-to-Toe -- PerformingDownload/print the Nursing Practice & Skill.
- Physical Assessment: Performing -- Cultural ConsiderationsFollow this link to the Nursing Practice & Skill.
- Physical Assessment Performing -- Cultural ConsiderationsDownload/print the Nursing Practice & Skill.
Assessment, Adult
- Physical Assessment in Older Adults: PerformingFollow this link to the Nursing Practice & Skill.
- Physical Assessment in Older Adults PerformingDownload/print the Nursing Practice & Skill.
Assessment, Pediatric
- Physical Assessment Performing in the NewbornDownload/print the Nursing Practice & Skill.
- Physical Assessment Performing in the NewbornFollow this link to the Nursing Practice & Skill.
- Physical Assessment in Children: PerformingFollow this link to the Nursing Practice & Skill.
- Physical Assessment in Children: PerformingDownload/print the Nursing Practice & Skill.
Charting
- Focus ChartingDownload/print the Nursing Practice & Skill.
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Vital Signs
- Streaming Video: Vital SignsThis basic nurse and nurse aide training video demonstrates how to take patient vital signs, including oral and tympanic temperature; pulse; respiration; and blood pressure. It also includes pain assessment and wheelchair weighing techniques. Students learn important points to remember during assessment and what to report.