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XXXXXBlock 2.0 Jarvis CV Ch 19.pptx

XXXXXBlock 2.0 Peripheral Vascular Ch 20.ppt  

Some General Block 2.0 Health Assessment Skills Laboratory Guidelines

The Health Assessment (Block 2) Lab Plan & Schedule, January-February 2012

Links to My Previous Health Assessment Lectures, etc.

(Includes audio/video mp4 files)

Craven's Skills Sheets

Craven Skill 25-1 Weight.doc

Craven 25-2.doc

Craven Skill Sheet 25-4 Auscultating Breath Sounds.doc

Craven Skill 25-5 Bowel.doc

Craven Skill 26-1 Temperature.doc

Craven Skill 26-2 Pulse.doc

Craven Skill 26-3 Respirations.doc

Craven Skill 26-4 Blood Pressure.doc

Craven Skill 26-5.doc

Craven Skill 27-1 Handwashing.doc

Craven Skills 27-2 PPE.doc

Craven Skill 35-1.doc

Regional 'Write-Ups'

( From Jarvis, Physical Examination & Health Assessment: Student laboratory Manual, 6th Edition)

Reg Write Up- Ch 5 Mental Stat.pdf

Reg Write Up- Ch6 Gen Survey VS.pdf

Reg Write Up-Ch11 Nutrition.pdf

Reg Write Up-Ch 12 Skin Hair Nails.pdf

Reg Write Up-Ch 13 Head Face Neck.pdf

Reg Write Up-Ch 14 Eyes.pdf

Reg Write Up-Ch 15 Ears.pdf

Reg Write Up-Ch 16 Nose, Mouth, Throat.pdf

Reg Write Up-Ch 17 Breasts and Axillae.pdf

Reg Write Up-Ch 18 Thorax and Lungs.pdf

Reg Write Up-Ch 19 Heart and Neck Vessels.pdf

Reg Write Up-Ch 20 Periph Vascular and Lymph.pdf

Reg Write Up-Ch21 Abdomen.pdf

Reg Write Up-Ch 22 Musculoskeletal.pdf

Reg Write Up-Ch 23 Neuro.pdf

Reg Write Up-Ch24 Male GU.pdf

Reg Write Up-Ch 25 Anus, Rectum, Prostate.pdf

Reg Write Up-Ch 26 Female GU.pdf

Reg Write Up Ch 27 COMPLETE EXAM.pdf

Reg Write Up-Ch 28 Bedside Inpt Reassessment.pdf

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Some Links to Supply Supplemental Information:

The University of Florida's Online Physical Exam Teaching Assistant: (OPETA): 

http://opeta.medinfo.ufl.edu/index.html 

For Pediatric Physical Assessment:

http://usnnursing.pbworks.com/w/page/44412864/Pediatrics#view=edit  

General Physical Exam:

• http://meded.ucsd.edu/clinicalmed/ - UCSD Practical Guide to Clinical Medicine from the University of California, San Diego. Explains how to examine the various parts of the body with lots of photographs showing abnormal conditions and how to assess for them.
• http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/meded/medicine/pulmonar/pd/contents.htm
• http://www.conntutorials.com/video.html - Connecticut Tutorials Physical Examination Video via on-line streaming (Introduction, Emergency, Neurology, Cardiology, Pulmonary, Musculoskeletal, Abdominal, HEENT, Integrative)
• http://medinfo.ufl.edu/year1/bcs/clist/index.html - Physical Exam Study Guides from the University of Florida Medical School. (Subjects are: vital signs, back and extremities, chest and lung, cardiovascular, head and neck, eye, abdominal, breast, pelvic, neurologic, and mental status)
• http://medinfo.ufl.edu/year1/bcs/slides/index.html - examination slides (vital signs, extremities and back, chest, head and neck, cardiovascular, eye and abdomen)
• http://medinfo.ufl.edu/year1/bcs96/ - Basic Communication Skills – weblinks to lectures and slides on interviewing and history taking of the patient plus links into the Physical Exam Studt Guides slides and videos listed above as well
• http://medinfo.ufl.edu/other/opeta/ - videos of physical examination procedures from the University of Florida
• http://www.med-ed.virginia.edu/courses/pom1/videos/index.cfm - videos of physical examination procedures from the University of Virginia
• http://www.med-ed.virginia.edu/pda/video/index.cfm - videos of physical exam techniques. The videos can be downloaded to palm PDAs. 
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Specific Exams:

• Video: Neurological Exam http://research.bidmc.harvard.edu/VPTutorials/neuro/tutorialShow.asp?setID=61701&sortOrder=1&openChapt er=none - covers exam of all cranial nerves, upper and lower extremities, reflexes (spinal nerves) and the senses
• Video: Eye and Visual Field Exam http://research.bidmc.harvard.edu/VPTutorials/neuro/tutorialShow.asp?setID=102601&sortOrder=1&openChap ter=none
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• Video: Mental Status Exam http://research.bidmc.harvard.edu/VPTutorials/neuro/tutorialShow.asp?setID=101199&sortOrder=1&openChap ter=none
• Cardiac Exam - http://depts.washington.edu/medclerk/student/cardiac.html
• Chest (lung) Exam - http://depts.washington.edu/medclerk/student/chest.html
• Respiratory Assessment in Adults - http://www.snjourney.com/ClinicalInfo/Systems/Resp/RespAss.pdf
• Respiratory Assessment - http://www.scribd.com/doc/9905585/Respiratory-Assessment-Skills
• Respiratory Assessment: Adult and Child - http://www.rnceus.com/resp/respframe.html 
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Guidelines For Written History And Physicals:

• http://depts.washington.edu/medclerk/student/writeup.html
• http://patients.e-baptisthealth.com/...NewPatient.pdf - an example of a physician's office Review of Systems (ROS) questionnaire 
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Physical assessment:

• http://www.healthmad.com/Nursing/Abdominal-Assessment-for-Nurses.30957 - Abdominal Assessment for Nurses 
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Head-to-Toe Assessment:

• http://www.delmarlearning.com/companions/content/0766822257/apps/appb3.pdf - example of a head to toe assessment
• http://thenursingsite.com/Articles/Head%20to%20toe%20assessment.html - How to Perform a Head-To-Toe Assessment
• http://free-ed.net/sweethaven/MedTech/NurseFund/default.asp?iNum=3&fraNum=060105 - Components of a Physical Assessment
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Assessment by Gordon's 11 Functional Health Patterns:

• http://home.hiwaay.net/~theholt1/NURS1100/class5.htm - assessment guidelines
• http://gemini.utb.edu/nurs3606_84/box%206-1.pdf - A 2-page questionnaire from Gordon, M. (1994). Nursing diagnosis: Process and application (3rd ed.). St. Louis: Mosby; Gordon, M. (2000). Manual of nursing diagnosis: 1995-1996. St. Louis: Mosby.
• http://spruce.flint.umich.edu/~lknecht/Assign1.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon%27s_functional_health_patterns - wikipedia's information on Gordon's functional health patterns
• http://wps.prenhall.com/wps/media/objects/3918/4012970/NursingTools/FunctionalHealthPatterns.pdf - Functional Health Patterns with Related Nursing Diagnoses 
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ADL Assessment:

• http://www.healthinaging.org/agingintheknow/chapters_ch_trial.asp?ch=8 - a nice basic explanation of what ADLs are
• http://webmedia.unmc.edu/intmed/geriatrics/reynolds/pearlcards/functionaldisability/ADLs_form.pdf - geriatric assessment of toileting, feeding, dressing, grooming, ambulation, bathing and taking medication
• http://webmedia.unmc.edu/intmed/geriatrics/reynolds/pearlcards/functionaldisability/IADLs_form.pdf - geriatric assessment of use of phone, shopping, food preparation, housekeeping, laundry, mode of transportation, how patient handles medication, and ability to handle finances
• http://www.nashp.org/Files/CO_IADL_Assessment.pdf - ASSESSMENT FOR INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING (tasks necessary for independent functioning in the community
• http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/guide.htm - even the U.S. government struggles to define what ADLs are: Measuring the Activities of Daily Living Among the Elderly: A Guide to National Surveys 
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Prioritizing/Delegation:

• http://webster.commnet.edu/adventures/ - Adventure in Nursing Care; for first year nursing