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Health Assessment, Jensen 2nd ed. > Head to Toe > Flashcards

Head to Toe Flashcards

1
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What is before introducing yourself?

A

hand hygeine

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2
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PERRLA means

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pupils equally round, reactive to light and accomodating

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3
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What is after PERRLA

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cardinal fields of gaze

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4
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What equipment do you gather in advance?

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Stethoscope, BP cuff, pulse oximeter, penlite, thermometer, gloves.

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5
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What is before hand hygeine?

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gather equipment

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What is after gather equipment?

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hand hygeine

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7
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What is after introducing yourself?

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identify the patient

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8
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Physical move 1:

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Aim a light at the side of their head, have them look at you, check pupils. Then pull back and make their eyes follow the light side to side

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9
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After you look at eyess, what next?

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Light up their nose. Look at the septum, turbinates.

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10
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After you look up their nose, then what? What’s involved?

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Light up their ears. Touch tragus.

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11
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What is before nose lighting?

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Eye lighting.

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12
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What is before ear lighting?

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Nose lighting.

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13
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What is after ear lighting?

A

Finger snapping.

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14
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What is before finger snapping?

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Ear lighting.

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15
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What is before identify the patient?

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introduce yourself

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16
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What is after fingersnapping?

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Mouth lighting

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17
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What is before mouth lighting?

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finger snapping

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18
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What do you do while mouth lighting?

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Say AHHH. Stick out your tongue, move tongue left and right. Clench your teeth.

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19
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What is after mouth lighting?

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Face touching. Forehead and cheek. Say :”Can you feel that? That? Shrug your shoulders.

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20
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What is after identifying patient?

A

verify allergies

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21
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What’s before face touching?

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Mouth lighting

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22
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What is after face touching?

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Neck touching

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23
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What is before neck touching?

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Face touching

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24
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What do you do when neck touching?

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Make a W with your fingers to see if trachea is aligned. Get behind them. Put hands over thyroid, say “swallow.”

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25
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What do you assess for carotids?

A

feel pulse, listen for bruit

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26
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What is before verifying allergies?

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identify patient

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27
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What is after verifying allergies?

A

assure privacy

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28
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Where is the aortic pulse?

A

2nd R intercostal

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29
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Where is pulmonic pulse?

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2nd L intercostal

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30
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Where is tricuspid pulse?

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4th L intercostal at sternal border

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31
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Where is apical pulse?

A

5th L intercostal space

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32
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Where is Erb’s point?

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3rd L intercostal space

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33
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Where is mitral pulse?

A

5th intercostal

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34
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What is after neck touching?

A

Whipping out the stethoscope, palpate carotids and use bell to listen. Touch apical pulse for 1 minute, note if irregular, say take a deep breath and touch 4 lung lobe points on front, 6 on back.

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35
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What’s before whipping it out?

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Neck touching.

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36
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What’s after whipping it out?

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“Lie down and pull up your shirt.” say “I am inspecting your abdomen.” Listen to 4 quadrants. Palpate 4 places lightly and 4 places deeply.

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37
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What’s before Lie down?

A

Whipping it out.

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38
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What’s after lie die?

A

hands

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39
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What’s before feet?

A

hands

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40
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What’s after hands?

A

feet

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41
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What’s involved in face touching?

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Forehead and cheek. Say :”Can you feel that? That? Shrug your shoulders.

42
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What is involved in whipping it out?

A

palpate carotids and use bell to listen. take apical pulse for 60 sec, note if irregular, say take a deep breath and touch 4 lung lobe points on front, 6 on back.

43
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What is involved in lie down etc?

A

“I am inspecting your abdomen.” Listen to 4 quadrants. Palpate 4 places lightly and 4 places deeply. ASK appetite, N/V, last diarrhea/constipation, have you urinated today, any burning, unusual odor or other problems

44
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How do you do feet?

A

Check temp and color. Touch both pulses, tent skin. Push with your feet. Pull. Check capillary refill. Check sensation.

45
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What is before assure privacy?

A

verify allergies

46
Q

What is after verify allergies?

A

ensure privacy

47
Q

what do you explain about what is about to occur

A

checking heart, breathing, overall condition head to toe, it won’t hurt, you’ll stay dressed, at the end we will know more about your health

48
Q

what do you do before explain

A

ensure privacy

49
Q

What do you do after explain?

A

say, do you have any questions?

50
Q

What do you do before asking if they have questions?

A

explain the procedure

51
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What do you do after asking if they have any questions?

A

raise bed to working height

52
Q

What do you do before raising the bed to working height?

A

ask if they have any questions.

53
Q

What do you do after raising the bed to a comfortable working height?

A

don gloves if needed, if not, assess LOC and orientation

54
Q

How do you assess level of consciousness and orientation?

A

Date and time, place, what are you here for today.

55
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What do you do before assessing LOC and orientation?

A

raise bed to comfortable working height

56
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What do you do after assessing LOC and orientation?

A

count heart rate and respiration

57
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how do you count heart rate and respiration?

A

get pulse for 1 minute, get resp for 30 sec and multiply by 2

58
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What do you do before heart rate and respiration?

A

assess LOC and orientation

59
Q

What do you do after heart rate and respiration?

A

blood pressure

60
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What do you do before blood pressure?

A

heart rate and respiration

61
Q

how do you do B/P?

A

put on cuff, pump up to 30 above normal systolic, ease off pressure, listen for the first beat and the last beat

62
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What is after B/P?

A

O2 sat and temp

63
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What is before O2 sat and temp?

A

B/P

64
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What is after O2 sat and temp?

A

pain

65
Q

How do you assess pain?

A

intensity, duration, location, character aggravating, mitigating

66
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What is before pain?

A

O2 sat and temp

67
Q

What is after pain?

A

Head and neck- eyes first

68
Q

What does Lake Land have as a single item on head and neck that Lakeview lacks?

A

swallow assess

69
Q

What is after swallowing?

A

Whip it out.

70
Q

What is before squeeze my fingers?

A

abdomen

71
Q

What is after squeeze my finger?

A

hand temp and color

72
Q

What is before hand temp and color

A

squeeze my fingers

73
Q

What is after hand temp and color

A

radial pulse

74
Q

What is before radial pulsse?

A

temp and color

75
Q

What is after raidal pulse?

A

cap refill

76
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What is before cap refill

A

radial pulse

77
Q

What is after cap refill

A

sensation

78
Q

What is before sensation

A

cap refill

79
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What is after foot sensation

A

homan’s sign, plantar push

80
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What is after plantar push

A

check IV

81
Q

What is before plantar push

A

Homan’s sign

82
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What is before Homan’s sign?

A

Foot sensation

83
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What do you check for IV?

A

solution, rate, site

84
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What do you check before IV?

A

plantar push

85
Q

What do you check after IV?

A

O2 settying and type

86
Q

What do you check after O2 setting and type?

A

catheter

87
Q

What do you check before catheter

A

O2 setting and type

88
Q

What do you check after catheter?

A

room saftey

89
Q

what doi you check before room safety

A

catheter

90
Q

What do you check after room safety

A

4 ps

91
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What are the 4 p’s?

A

pain, potty, possessions, position

92
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What is before 4 p’s?

A

room safety

93
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What is after 4 p’s?

A

hand hygeine

94
Q

What is before closing hand hygeine?

A

4p’s

95
Q

What is after hand hygeine and remove equipment?

A

document

96
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Document what?

A

B/P, resp, HR, O2 sat, pain, temp, orientation, hand and foot strength level, whether equal bilaterally, IV rate and site, unusual findings, PERRLA, HEENT WNL, cap refill

97
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what is after assure privacy?

A

EXPLAIN

98
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What is after head and neck?

A

swallow

99
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What is after abdomen/ lie down

A

hands

100
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What do you ask during abdominal assessment?

A

ASK appetite, N/V, last diarrhea/constipation, have you urinated today, any burning, unusual odor or other problems

Health Assessment, Jensen 2nd ed. (5 decks)

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