Chapter 25, Problem 1DCR

Summary Introduction

To discuss:

How would the nurse explain a cardiovascular assessment to the following patient? 

• A healthy 5-year-old
• A college student who has never been ill
• A 50-year-old man who has never had a physical assessment
• An 85-year-old woman with heart problems

Introduction:

The physical assessment is a collection of systematic data from the objective information. The nurse makes a physical assessment by examining the patient from head to toe and document their findings.