NR 509 Final Exam 2022 (Answered)

NR 509 Final Exam 2022 (Answered) Assessing from Head to Toe Think about which order you will be assessing your patient from head to toe Start by inspecting- you will inspect you patient head/face Then palpating lymph nodes Ascultating lung sounds and heart soun Percussing abdomen Assess patient's gait OLD CART Onset Location Duration Characteristic Aggravating factors Relieving factors Treatment Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Severe and Sudden "worst headache of my life" Nausea and Vomiting can be present Cranial Nerve X Vagus nerve Used to assess when you touch the soft palate and view uvula Signs of Otitis Externa (swimmers Ear) Painful movement of the auricle and tragus (page 245) Review fig 7-43 Physical Signs of Meningitis (pg 765) Neck stiffness with resistance of flexion. Won't be able to touch chin to chest