Health Assessment Exam I outline

Mental status exam

IPV
Types Abuse, neglect
Assessment techniques Inspection, Palpation (light and Deep), Percussion, Auscultation ( how
do you do these skills, does anything changes based on person you are examining or area of the
body you are examining).
What does the skin look like in a person who has had trauma.

Stethoscope how do you use it, when, where?

Otoscope
General Survey
Vitals what are they measuring and what are the normal and abnormal values
Korotkoff Sounds
Pain (chronic vs Acute) how do you handle pain in the different age groups?
Nutrition Status
Cultural competence care

Subjective and Objective data

Steps in the Nursing Process
Health vs illness
Culturally sensitive
Culturally appropriate
Culturally competent
Culture
Norms
Cultural care
Race and ethnicity
Religion and spirituality
Four basic concepts of culture Learned, shared, adapted, and dynamic
Assimilation

The Interview
Process of Communication
Closed and Open-ended Questions
Types of Verbal Response
The complete health history Review of Systems. Past medical history
Source of history
Reason for seeking care
Biographical Data
Functional Assessment
Skin layers
Sweat gland
Shapes and Configurations of Lesions
Primary Skin Lesions
Secondary Skin Lesions
Lesions Caused by Trauma or Abuse
Lesions Caused by Trauma or Abuse: Contusions