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Head-to-Toe Assessment: Ears:

Checklist and Documentation * Inspect/palpate auricle


* Inside ear/tympanic membrane
Conducted by:_____________________ * Weber’s test
Date: ___________ Time: __________ * Rinne test
* Whisper test
Vital Signs/Stats/Neurological:
* Oriented x 3 Notes: __________________________
* Temp: _______________ ________________________________
* BP: __________________
* Heart rate: ____________ Nose:
* Respiratory rate: _______ * Palpate nose/symmetry check
* Height: _______________ * Check septum and inside nostrils
* Weight: _______________ * Patency of nares (breathe through
each nostril)
Notes: __________________________ * Intact smell
________________________________ * Palpate sinuses

Head/Face: Notes: __________________________


* Distribution/condition of hair ________________________________
* Scalp: no bumps, nits, lesions
* Palpate skill for tenderness Mouth/Throat:
* Symmetrical facial movements * Lips (moistness & color)
* Sharp and dull sensation on face * Teeth & gums
intact * Buccal mucosa & palate
* Examine tongue
Notes: __________________________ * Inspect uvula & tonsils
________________________________ * Palpate jaw joint

Eyes: Notes: __________________________


* Symmetrical ________________________________
* Eyebrow & eyelash distribution
* Check conjunctiva, sclera, cornea Neck/Shoulders:
* PERRLA * Neck range of motion
* Six cardinal positions * Shoulder shrug w/resistance
* Snellen Chart: ______________ * Lymph nodes
* Palpate neck and trachea
Notes: __________________________ * Check for JVD
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Notes: __________________________

Head to Toe Assessment-Page 2 Legs/Feet:
* ROM and strength
Lungs/Thorax: * Cap refill
* Lung auscultation * Leg pulses
* Resp. exclusion: ____________ * Sharp and dull sensation
* Palpate thorax * Assess gait
* Spinal curvature
* Coughing? _________________ Notes: __________________________
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Notes: __________________________
________________________________ Genitourinary
* Pubic hair check
Circulatory System: * Tenderness, lumps, lesions
* Carotid & temporal artery palpation
* Heart auscultation Notes: __________________________
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Notes: __________________________
________________________________ Breast:
* Palpate breasts
Gastrointestinal:
* Abdominal inspection Notes: __________________________
* Auscultation for bowel sounds ________________________________
* Abdomen palpation
* Problems with bowel/bladder?
Additional Notes:
Notes: __________________________ ________________________________
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Arms/Hands: ________________________________
* ROM and strength ________________________________
* Arm pulses (brachial and radial) ________________________________
* Cap refill ________________________________
* Skin turgor ________________________________
* Sharp and dull sensation ________________________________
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Notes: __________________________ ________________________________
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