Bedside Assessment Week 7 Nurs 1010 Exam
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What is required for a A complete head-to-toe physical examination.
patient upon admission to
a hospital?
Does a patient require a No, subsequent daily head-to-toe physical exams are
daily head-to-toe physical not required.
exam after admission?
What type of examination Specialized examinations that focus on certain
must be consistently parameters.
performed on patients?
What should be checked Check with facility policy and procedure for indicated
regarding assessment frequency of assessments.
frequency?
What is important about They must be measured using a consistent approach.
measurements like daily
weights or limb
circumference?
What is the basic It can be applied to medical, surgical, and step-down
assessment sequence care units.
applicable to?
, What additional Assessments based on patient acuity and lifesaving
assessments are necessary equipment in use.
in an intensive care
setting?
What should be noted Verify necessary markers or flags for conditions like
regarding health history as isolation precautions or allergies.
you enter a patient's
room?
What is the first action Perform hand hygiene.
upon entering the
patient's room?
What should you do after Make direct eye contact and ask pertinent questions
introducing yourself to the about overall status and pain.
patient?
What should you verify Check for ID band and appropriate wrist bands
regarding patient (alerts) are in place.
identification?
What aspects of general Facial expression, body position, level of
appearance should be consciousness, skin color, nutritional status, speech,
observed? hearing, and personal hygiene.
What baseline vital signs Temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, pulse
should be measured? oximetry, and pain.
How should pain be Rate pain level on a scale of 1 to 10 and note response
assessed? to pain medication.
What are key components Eyes opening spontaneously, motor response, verbal
of the neurologic system response, pupil size and reaction, muscle strength,
assessment? sensation, communication, and ability to swallow.
What should be noted in Oxygen delivery method, respiratory effort,
the respiratory system auscultation of breath sounds, and presence of
assessment? mucus.
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Terms in this set (84)
What is required for a A complete head-to-toe physical examination.
patient upon admission to
a hospital?
Does a patient require a No, subsequent daily head-to-toe physical exams are
daily head-to-toe physical not required.
exam after admission?
What type of examination Specialized examinations that focus on certain
must be consistently parameters.
performed on patients?
What should be checked Check with facility policy and procedure for indicated
regarding assessment frequency of assessments.
frequency?
What is important about They must be measured using a consistent approach.
measurements like daily
weights or limb
circumference?
What is the basic It can be applied to medical, surgical, and step-down
assessment sequence care units.
applicable to?
, What additional Assessments based on patient acuity and lifesaving
assessments are necessary equipment in use.
in an intensive care
setting?
What should be noted Verify necessary markers or flags for conditions like
regarding health history as isolation precautions or allergies.
you enter a patient's
room?
What is the first action Perform hand hygiene.
upon entering the
patient's room?
What should you do after Make direct eye contact and ask pertinent questions
introducing yourself to the about overall status and pain.
patient?
What should you verify Check for ID band and appropriate wrist bands
regarding patient (alerts) are in place.
identification?
What aspects of general Facial expression, body position, level of
appearance should be consciousness, skin color, nutritional status, speech,
observed? hearing, and personal hygiene.
What baseline vital signs Temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, pulse
should be measured? oximetry, and pain.
How should pain be Rate pain level on a scale of 1 to 10 and note response
assessed? to pain medication.
What are key components Eyes opening spontaneously, motor response, verbal
of the neurologic system response, pupil size and reaction, muscle strength,
assessment? sensation, communication, and ability to swallow.
What should be noted in Oxygen delivery method, respiratory effort,
the respiratory system auscultation of breath sounds, and presence of
assessment? mucus.
