Health Assessment. (Head to toe)

• Cite reference. There should be only 1 reference , Jarvis Health Assessment Textbook or The Head to Toe Power Point. Do Not cite references from any other source
• Documentation must be in your own words. DO NOT COPY and PASTE from ANY resource or share information.  You will receive a zero. 

1. Identify the appropriate assessment sequence for a general assessment and the appropriate assessment sequence for an abdominal assessment.

2. Identify what you are inspecting, palpating and/or auscultating for and the appropriate documentation for normal and abnormal findings for the following systems. Please identify separately, what you are inspecting, auscultating or palpating for, normal findings and abnormal findings. 

Pupillary reflex – what you are inspecting eyes for and normal findings

Cardiovascular – what you are auscultating the heart for and normal and abnormal findings

Respiratory – what you are inspecting and auscultating the lungs for and normal and abnormal findings

Abdomen – what you are inspecting, auscultating and palpating the abdomen for and normal and abnormal findings

Pulses – what you are palpating the pulses for and normal and abnormal findings

Edema – what you are inspecting and palpating the PVS for and abnormal findings

3. Identify the “areas” to inspect the skin for pressure ulcers and how to document abnormal findings

4. Identify the tool for assessment of Level of Consciousness and how tool is used and scored

5. Identify a common Pain Assessment tool and if mnemonic, what each letter stands for

6. Which set of Cranial Nerves you would use to assess a patient with facial drooping, slurred speech unilateral weakness and identify how to perform the assessment for each cranial nerve

7. Identify 1 assessment technique when assessing for patient with nuchal rigidity, fever, N/V, malaise, how to perform assessment and what positive findings indicate and what negative findings indicate

8.  Identify 1 assessment technique when assessing for patient with RUQ pain, especially after eating high fat diet, how to perform assessment and what positive findings indicate and what negative findings indicate

9.  Identify 1 assessment technique when assessing for patient with RLQ pain, fever, decreased appetite, N/V,  how to perform assessment and what positive findings indicate and what negative findings indicate