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physical assessment nursing checkoff

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Physical assessment Nursing checkoff:-

Physical assessment is a structured physical examination which allows the nurse to obtain a complete assessment of the patient from head to toe.

Skin:- Normal skin is uniform in colour and no presence of any foul odour.

Hair:--Hair should be evenly distributed with short,black and shiny hair.

Nail:--Fingernails and toenails are convex and with good capillary refill time of 2 sec.

Skull:- Rounded,symmetrical,smooth and has uniform consistency.

Face:-- Symmetrical facial movement,palpebral fissures equal insize,Symmetric nasolabial folds.

Eyes:- Sclera appeared white,Bulbar conjunctive appeared transparent with few capillaries.No oedema,cornea is transparent,Pupil of eyes are black and equal in size.

Ear and Hearing:-Auricle are symmetrical and same colour with facial skin.

Nose and Sinus:-The nose appeared symmetric,straight and uniform in colour.

Mouth:- Lips are uniformly pink,moist,symmetric and smooth

Teeth and gums:-- No discoloration of enamels,No retraction of gums.

Neck:- Lymph nodes are not palpable .Trachea is placed in midline of neck.

Thorax,Lungs and Abdomen:-

Lungs/Chest:-The chest wall is intact with no tenderness and masses.

Heart:-No visible pulsation on aortic and pulmonic areas.

Abdomen:--The abdomen had a symmetric contour.

Extremities:-

The extremities are symmetrical in size and length.

Muscle:- Muscles are not palpable with absence of tremor.They are normally firm and showed smooth.coordinated movement.

Bones:-There were no presence of bone deformities.tendernesd and swelling.

Joints:-- There were no swelling,tenderness and joint d