Title: Nursing 100Tonights Plan
1Nursing 100-Tonights Plan
- Last Week Covered, Readings, Questions
- Plan for Todays Lecture
- Unit VI- Chapter 32- Health Assessment Physical
Examination - Summarize
2Health Assessment Physical Assessment
3Purposes of the Physical Exam
- Gather baseline data
- Supplement, confirm, or refute data obtained in
the history - Confirm and identify nursing diagnoses
- Make clinical judgments about the clients health
status - Evaluate the physiological outcomes of care
4Cultural Sensitivity
- Clients health beliefs
- Use of alternative therapies
- Nutritional habits
- Relationships with family
- Comfort with the nurses physical closeness and
contact during the exam - Now a days important to know country of origin,
religious and/or moral beliefs
5Skills of Physical Assessment
Head to Toe
6Inspection-process of observation-Refer to p. 674
- General appearance
- Ht. Wt.
- Signs of distress
- Skin lesions color
- Level of consciousness
- Gait
- Eye contact
- Clear or cloudy color
7Palpation- sense of touchRefer to p.675, Table
32-2 Figure 32-1 p. 676, Figure 32-2
- Temp.
- Moisture
- Turgor
- Hard / soft
- Swelling
8Percussion- tapping the body with fingertips to
evaluate size of borders consistency of body
organ. Refer to p. 677, Figure 32-3 Table 32-3
- Tympany
- Resonance
- Hyper-resonance
- Dullness
- Flatness
9Auscultation - listening to sounds the body
produces. Refer to p. 678, Box 32-1
- Loud or soft
- Quality
- Duration
- Wheezing
- Gurgling
- Crackles
10Olfaction - using the sense of smell.Refer to p.
678, Table 32-4
- Foul smelling
- Stale smelling
- Sweet smelling
- Clean smelling
- Dirty smelling
- Musty odor
11Preparing for the Exam
- Infection control
- Wash hands/gloves
- Environment
- Well lit, privacy
- Equipment
- Readily available
- Physical preparation and positioning of the
client - Psychological preparation of the client
- Age-related factors
12Physical Preparation PositioningRefer to p.
681, Table 32-5
- Dressed Draped,
- Sitting
- Supine
- Lithotomy
- Sims
- Prone
- Lateral
- Knee-chest
13- Psychological Prep of Client
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- As an RN you are a professional
- Use simple terms-avoid medical jargon
- Practice SOLER talk to client
- Have 3rd person if examining opposite gender
- Observe non-verbal of client
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14Organization of the Exam
- Compare both sides of the body
- Assess areas of symptoms or greatest risk first
- Offer rest periods as necessary
- Perform painful procedures last
- Record results in a systematic way, using
appropriate and specific terminology
15General Survey
- General appearance behavior
- Gender/race
- Age
- Signs of distress
- Body type
- Posture Gait
- Body movements
- Hygiene grooming dress
- Body Odor
- Affect mood
- Speech
- Abuse-Refer to p. 684, Box 32-3
- Substance abuse-Refer to p. 685, Box 32-4
- Vital Signs
- Reviewed from Chap. 31
- Height Weight
- Look for changes
- Weight varies daily related to fluid loss or
gain, always weigh client on same day, same scale
and same clothing - Refer to p. 686, Box 32-5, Table 32-7, Table 32-8
- Circumferences
- Infants head chest
16Skin, Hair, Nails-RN may inspect all skin
surfaces or may assess the skin gradually while
other body systems are examined. (Inspection,
Palpation, Olfaction used)
17Head Neck Includes head, eyes, ears, nose,
throat, mouth and neck (HEENT). (Inspection,
palpation, auscultation used)
18Head Neck contd
19Thorax Lungs Nursing History p. 718, Table
32-20
Landmarks
- Client Teaching Refer to p. 722, Box 32-19
20Thorax Lungs (Inspection, Palpation,
Percussion, Auscultation)
21HeartNursing History - p. 723, Table 32-23
- Landmarks refer to
- p. 723, Figure 32-43
- p. 725, Figure 32-45
- p. 725, Figure 32-46
- p. 726, Figure 32-47
22Heart(Inspection, Palpation, Auscultation)
- Client teaching - p. 726, Box 32-20
23Vascular SystemNursing History-p. 727, Table
32-24
24Vascular System contd
- Vascular Client Teaching refer to p. 730, Box
32-21
25BREASTS, AXILLAE NODES Nursing History-p.737,
Table 32-27
- Inspect-Refer to p. 738, Fig. 32-66
- Symmetry
- Discharge
- Palpation-Refer to p. 740, Fig. 32-68 to 70
- Nodes
- If found note
- size
- shape
- tenderness Males are not excluded
- mobility from cancer of the breast
26BREASTS, AXILLAE NODES contd
- Refer to
- Breast self examination-p.736, Box 32-22
- THINK/LINK-What do you think would be a health
promotion client education activity?
27AbdomenNursing History-p. 741, Table
32-28IMPORTANT SEQUENCE Inspect, Auscultate,
Percuss, Palpate
28Abdomen contd
- Abdominal Client Teaching refer to p. 730, Box
32-21
29Genitalia Reproductive System
- Female
- NHx p. 747, Table 32-29
- Inspect
- Sexual maturity
- Hair growth
- Inflammation, lesions, irritation, bulging,
prolapse - Palpate
- Soft, no tenderness
- Cl. Teaching
- p. 748, Box 32-26
- Examination
- PAP smear
- Male
- NHx p. 751, Table 32-31
- Inspect
- Sexual maturity
- Hair growth
- Penis
- Scrotum
- Inguinal ring canal
- Palpate
- Scrotum ing ring canal
- Cl. Teaching
- p. 751, Box 32-27
- Examination
- p. 752, Box 32-28
30Rectum AnusNursing History-p. 754, Table 32-32
- Inspect
- Note-lumps, hemprroids, inflammation, rashes,
irritation, excoriation, scars, pain. - Palpation
- Performed digitally-refer to p. 755, Fig. 32-81
- Client Education
- Refer to p. 754, Box 32-29
31MusculoskeletalNHx-p. 756, Table 32-33
32NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEMNHx-p. 761, Table 32-37
- Mental Emotional Status
- LOCLevel of consciousness-p. 762, Table 32-38
(Glasgow) - Behavior/moods
- Lanquage / speech
- Intellectual Function
- Memory, knowledge, abstract thinking,
association, judgement - Cranial Nerve Function- refer to p. 764, Table
32-39 - Sensory System
- Motor Function refer to p. 765, Fig 32-87
- Coordination balance
- Reflexes refer to p. 768, Table 32-89
33CRANIAL NERVES
- On
- Old
- Olympus
- Toweling
- Tops
- A
- Finn
- And
- German
- Viewed
- Some
- Hops
34After Examination
- Assist client with dressing.
- Assure privacy and dignity.
- Document, sign and date your findings
35You are now ready to go practicephysical exams
36Summary of Tonights Class
- Covered
- Unit V- Chapter 32
- Health Assess Physical Exam
- Questions?