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What is a cluster headache?
- A headache that may occur more than once a day and last for less than an hr to about 2 hrs.
- Usually unilateral.
- May produce pain over the eye, temple, forehead, and cheek. burning or stabbing feeling behind the eye.
May occur with nasal stuffiness or discharge, red teary eyes or dropping eyelids.
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How will a sinus headaches feel?
May cause tenderness over frontal maxillary sinuses.
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What is a migraine headache?
- A headache that may occur at periodic intervals and may last from a few hours to 1-3days.
- Usually Unilateral.
- May be accompanied by visual disturbances, nausea, and vomiting.
- Usually associated with women's mensural periods.
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Where would you feel a tension headache?
in the front or back of the head. Described as viselike.
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If taking a pulse, and it is irregular, what should the nurse do first?
Auscultate apical pulse for 1 minute.
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What is a screening assessment/examination and when would it be used?
- a short examination focused on disease DETECTION.
- May be performed in HCP's office, or at a health fair. INCLUDES: blood pressure screening, glucose screening, cholesterol screening.
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What is a comprehensive assessment?
A detailed history and physical examination in a primary care facility or admission to a hospital or long-term facility. health promotion, disease prevention, and assessment for problems associated with known risk factors. assessment for age- gender- specific health problems
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What is a problem-based focused assessment?
Assessment that involves a historyy and examination that are limited to a specific problem or complaint. (i.e. sprained ankle)
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What is Episodic of follow-up assessment?
Follow up with HCP for a previousy identified problem.
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What is a shift assessment, and when are they performed?
These are done in order to identify and changes to a patients condition.
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When do nurse develop skills for a patient-centered assessment ?
when nurses develop cultural competence to accept and respect differences and identify cultural factors that may influence patients' belief about health or illness.
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