Address the Importance of Physical Assessment

Address the Importance of Physical Assessment

Topic:Address the Importance of Physical Assessment

• Apply evidence-based practice research findings in
the management of health issue.
• Discuss how age, gender, and culture affect health
assessment and physical examination outcomes and
techniques.
• Identify alternative methods, interview techniques,
and tools used to assess clients based on age (i.e.
assessing skin turgor in the elderly), culture/ethnicity
(i.e. dehydration in dark skinned client), and gender
(i.e. Pap smear).
•4-page with peer reviewed research, APA formatted
paper (with at least 5 references (within 5 years) one
of which must be from the course textbook:
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT, SEVENTH EDITION ISBN: 978-1-4557-2810-7