| Description |
1 online resource (25 min.) |
| Summary |
Overview: The musculoskeletal assessment focuses on body structure and movement. Pain, injury and mobility issues often cause an individual to seek medical assistance for this reason, it's important for the nurse to be able to perform a skilled assessment of the digestive system. This program provides a review of the anatomy of the musculoskeletal system, then demonstrates and describes a step-by-step approach to a "top down" assessment of the musculoskeletal system. Objectives: After completing this course, the learner should be able to: Describe the anatomy and physiology of the musculoskeletal system. Explain the importance of subjective information in an assessment of the musculoskeletal system. Identify objective signs of health status in an assessment of the musculoskeletal system. Describe key areas to assess in the jaw, neck and shoulders, the upper and lower extremities, and the spinal column. Identify examples of musculoskeletal abnormalities |
| Notes |
Title from resource description page (viewed May 21, 2018) |
| Performer |
Narrator: Jim Harrigan |
| Notes |
In English |
| Subject |
Musculoskeletal system -- Diseases -- Nursing
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Nursing assessment.
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Nursing assessment.
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| Genre/Form |
Instructional films.
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Instructional films.
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Films de formation.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Harrigan, Jim, director, narrator
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Medcom, inc., production company.
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Classroom Productions, production company.
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