NURS105 Chapter Notes - Chapter 0: Sclera, Cardiac Examination, Trapezius Muscle
27 Mar 2017
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Typically, you will perform a comprehensive physical examination on new patients or patients being admitted to the hospital. This provides fundamental knowledge about the patient and helps identify or rule out physical causes related to your patient"s health concerns. General survey & vital signs: for a healthy patient, a complete head to toe assessment should take beginning students about. 20 30 minutes: begin your assessment with a general survey, inspecting the patient closely literally, from. Look for nevi, scars, or other distinguishing characteristics, noting their placement and dimensions. In sun exposed areas flaking ulcerated lesions are suspicious for a squamous cell carcinoma, and shiny raised lesions, for a basal cell carcinoma. Inspect the patient"s teeth and look for abnormalities: inspect the hard and soft palates, the uvula, tongue, and other structures of the mouth. Pay particular attention to the floor of the mouth and the sides and undersurface of the tongue, for here is where leukoplakia or cancers can develop.
