Physical Assessment I Flashcards
If a tonsil is visible, the nurse would document a grade of…
1+
If a tonsil is halfway between the tonsillar pillars and uvula, the nurse would document a grade of…
2+
If a tonsil is touching the uvula, the nurse would document a grade of…
3+
If a tonsils are touching or “kissing” the other, the nurse would document a grade of…
4+
A whispered voice assessment tests for…
gross hearing
The Weber and Rinne tuning fork test measures…
hearing by air conduction/bone conduction in which the sound vibrates through the cranial bones to the inner ear
The Snellen chart measures…
visual acuity
The Confrontation Test measures…
peripheral vision
The Diagnostic Positions Test measures…
EOM’s
Nystagmus is defined as
a fine oscillating movement of the eye. expected when assessed at extreme lateral gazes.
Consensual response of the pupil means…
simultaneous constriction of the other pupil when a light is shined in the eye.
When assessing accommodation of the eye the expected response would be…
pupillary constriction and convergence of the axes of the eyes
The acronym PERRLA means…
pupils equal, round, reactive to light, and accommodation
Define flexion:
bending a limb at a joint
Define extension:
straightening a limb at a joint