Discuss how age, gender, and culture affect health assessment and physical examination outcomes and techniques
Address the Importance of Physical Assessment • Apply evidence-based practice research findings in the management of a 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). •3-page peer reviewed excluding title page and reference page, APA formatted paper (with at least 3 references within 5 years span). 1. Correlate varying assessment findings with culture, age, and gender 2. Describe tools and resources used by interdisciplinary members to perform a health and physical assessment of the client and family 3. Identify abnormal assessment and diagnostic findings using technological and informational resources
