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Head-to-Toe Assessment Nursing | Nursing Physical Health Assessment Exam Skills

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The head-to-toe assessment in nursing is an important physical health assessment that you'll be performing as a nursing student and nurse. Head-to-toe assessments allow nurses to assess the health status of patients by following a checklist of criteria. On the job, your head-to-toe nursing assessment will be performed much faster, and it may be different or more specialized to accommodate the patients' needs within your nursing specialty. This assessment represents a general assessment checklist (or cheat sheet) that you might encounter in nursing school. (Note: Always follow your instructor's requirements or your employer's assessment protocols). This nursing head-to-toe examination video guide will focus on the following areas/skills: -Vital Signs (pulse rate, respiration rate, temperature, oxygen saturation, blood pressure, pain assessment)    • Vital Signs Nursing: Respiratory Rate...   -Cranial Nerve examination -Head assessment (hair …...more
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Head-to-Toe Assessment Nursing | Nursing Physical Health Assessment Exam Skills
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The head-to-toe assessment in nursing is an important physical health assessment that you'll be performing as a nursing student and nurse. Head-to-toe assessments allow nurses to assess the health status of patients by following a checklist of criteria. On the job, your head-to-toe nursing assessment will be performed much faster, and it may be different or more specialized to accommodate the patients' needs within your nursing specialty. This assessment represents a general assessment checklist (or cheat sheet) that you might encounter in nursing school. (Note: Always follow your instructor's requirements or your employer's assessment protocols). This nursing head-to-toe examination video guide will focus on the following areas/skills: -Vital Signs (pulse rate, respiration rate, temperature, oxygen saturation, blood pressure, pain assessment)    • Vital Signs Nursing: Respiratory Rate...   -Cranial Nerve examination -Head assessment (hair, cranium, eyes, nose, mouth, ears, sinuses) -Neck assessment (jugular vein, thyroid, trachea, carotid) -Heart sounds assessment:    • Heart Sounds | S1 S2 S3 S4 and Murmur...   -Lung sounds assessment:    • Lung Auscultation Landmarks, Sounds, ...   -Abdominal assessment -Assessing extremities (arms, hands, legs, feet) -Back assessment -and more While performing your comprehensive head-to-toe assessment, you'll want to record your findings in the documentation. Nursing Gear: https://teespring.com/stores/register... Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Notes: http://www.registerednursern.com/head... Nursing School Supplies: http://www.registerednursern.com/the-... Visit our website RegisteredNurseRN.com for free quizzes, nursing care plans, salary information, job search, and much more: http://www.registerednursern.com Check out other Videos:    / registerednursern   All of our videos in a playlist:    • Insulin Onset Peak Duration Mnemonic ...   Popular Playlists: NCLEX Reviews:    • NCLEX Study Strategies   Fluid & Electrolytes:    • Fluid and Electrolytes Nursing   Nursing Skills:    • Nursing Skills Videos   Nursing School Study Tips:    • Nursing School Study Tips   Nursing School Tips & Questions"    • Nursing School Tips & Questions   Teaching Tutorials:    • Teaching Tutorials   Types of Nursing Specialties:    • Types of Nursing Specialties   Healthcare Salary Information:    • Healthcare Salary Information   New Nurse Tips:    • New Nurse Tips   Nursing Career Help:    • Nursing Career Help   EKG Teaching Tutorials:    • EKG/ECG Interpretation   Dosage & Calculations for Nurses:    • Dosage Calculations Nursing   Diabetes Health Managment:    • Diabetes Health Managment  

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