N146 FINAL PRACTICUM
Head-To-Toe Physical Assessment
Name: ______________________________________________
[1] Washes hands (using sanitizer)
[2] Introduction to the patient - pt. permission, pt. privacy
[3] Verifies patient identity using two identifiers
[4] Incorporates universal precautions
[5] Correct equipment to perform the assessment
***Students must verbalize what they are assessing, visualizing, etc.
throughout the examination***
15 minutes per student starting with General survey
Examiner: Mark all boxes that student completes correctly
Patient in semi-Fowlers position
General survey:
Physical Appearance (Age, Sexual development, Skin color, Facial features,
Signs of acute distress, Visible devices and equipment)
Body Structure (Stature, Nutrition, Symmetry, Posture, Position, Body build
and contour, Obvious physical deformities)
Mobility (May verbalize: Gait and Range of motion as noted upon walking
into exam room, etc.)
Behavior (Facial expression, Mood and affect, Speech, Dress, Personal
hygiene)
Examiner comments: ____/4 boxes
Head and Face:
Inspect and palpate scalp, hair and skull (normocephalic, no infestation,
lesions, etc)
Inspect the face (note expression, symmetry, abnormal facial structures,
skin)
Palpate temporomandibular joint (have patient open mouth: note crepitus,
limited ROM, or tenderness)
Percuss/palpate maxillary and frontal sinuses (nontender)
Examiner comments: ____/4 boxes
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Head-To-Toe Physical Assessment
Name: ______________________________________________
[1] Washes hands (using sanitizer)
[2] Introduction to the patient - pt. permission, pt. privacy
[3] Verifies patient identity using two identifiers
[4] Incorporates universal precautions
[5] Correct equipment to perform the assessment
***Students must verbalize what they are assessing, visualizing, etc.
throughout the examination***
15 minutes per student starting with General survey
Examiner: Mark all boxes that student completes correctly
Patient in semi-Fowlers position
General survey:
Physical Appearance (Age, Sexual development, Skin color, Facial features,
Signs of acute distress, Visible devices and equipment)
Body Structure (Stature, Nutrition, Symmetry, Posture, Position, Body build
and contour, Obvious physical deformities)
Mobility (May verbalize: Gait and Range of motion as noted upon walking
into exam room, etc.)
Behavior (Facial expression, Mood and affect, Speech, Dress, Personal
hygiene)
Examiner comments: ____/4 boxes
Head and Face:
Inspect and palpate scalp, hair and skull (normocephalic, no infestation,
lesions, etc)
Inspect the face (note expression, symmetry, abnormal facial structures,
skin)
Palpate temporomandibular joint (have patient open mouth: note crepitus,
limited ROM, or tenderness)
Percuss/palpate maxillary and frontal sinuses (nontender)
Examiner comments: ____/4 boxes
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