focused assessment Flashcards
Objectives: EXPLAIN the differences between a _________ assessment and a _________ assessment
complete, focused
Objectives: PERFORM focused assessments in the… [2]
- simulation
- hospital settings
Objectives: PERFORM _____________ _______ placement
telemetry lead
A focused assessment is different because you collect data about a problem that has…
already been identified
A focused assessment uses a more _______ scope causing it to be __________ than a complete assessment
narrow, shorter
A focused assessment helps determine if a problem…
still exists or if status has changed
During a focused neurological assessment what deficit do you identify?
any impairment in a person’s response to their environment
During a focused neurological assessment, what are the four general areas? [4]
~LOC
~sensory and motor function
~pupillary changes and extraocular movements
~VS and pattern of respiration
During a focused cardiac assessment what deficit do you identify?
any irregularities in cardiac functions
During a focused cardiac assessment, what do you listen to the heart valves for? [3]
~quality of rate and rhythm
~any abnormal sounds
~apical pulse
During a focused respiratory assessment, you need to look for signs of ______ and check ____________ of chest expansion
injury, symmetry
During a focused respiratory assessment, you need to note any difficulty _________ or use of ____________ muscles
breathing, axillary
What do you assess during a focused respiratory assessment? [1]
rate and quality of resp. effort
During a focused respiratory assessment, you need to check if your pt can speak in ____________ ____________ by listening to both ________ & ________
complete sentences, anteriorly, posteriorly
During a focused respiratory assessment, when do you palpate? [2]
~injury has occurred
~visible signs of irregularity in symmetry
What are the six P’s of nerve damage? [6]
~pain
~palor
~paralysis
~paresthesia
~pulselessness
~poikilothermia
what is paresthesia?
numbing or tingling
What is pulselessness?
late sign in effective extremity
what is poikilothermia?
comparing temperature
What are the five P’s in a neurovascular assessment?
~pain
~pulse
~pallor
~paresthesia
~paralysis
During a focused abdomen assessment, what do you need to ask the pt?
changes in appetite or bowel habits
During a focused abdomen assessment, what do you need to listen for? [2]
~ bowel sounds
~bruits
What are bruits?
the sound of blood flowing through a narrowed portion of an artery. The sound means that the blood flow may be partially blocked.
What is the purpose of telemetry?
to monitor the cardiac status of any pt at risk for a cardiac event
