Health Assessment Exam #5
Module 10- Head to Toe
• Prepare for a head-to-toe assessment.
o Recognize the techniques and tools used to perform a
head-to-toe
assessment.
▪ Inspect, Palpate, Percuss, Auscultate
▪ Tools: Stethoscope, Penlight, Doppler, BP Cuff, Pulse
Ox,
Watch
o Identify the organizational strategies in which to perform
the steps of a systematic head-to-toe assessment.
▪ HEENT (Skin)
▪ Anterior/ Posterior Chest (Cardiac & Respiratory)
(Skin)
▪ Abdomen (Skin)
▪ Extremities (Skin)
• Assess general appearance.
o Demonstrate the knowledge for the order and skill involved
in
inspecting the client’s general appearance.
▪ Height/ Weight
▪ Facial Expressions
▪ Skin Tone
• Assess vital signs and baseline measurements.
o Demonstrate the knowledge of skills involved in assessing
vital
signs and baseline measurements to include height and
weight, capillary refill, and pulse oximetry.
▪ BP
▪ Normal < 120/ <80
▪ Prehypertension 120-129/80-89
▪ Hypertension Stage 1 130-139/ 90-99
▪ Hypertension Stage 2 >140/ >90
▪ Hypotension < 90
▪ HR
▪ Normal 60-100 bpm
▪ Bradycardia < 60 bpm
▪ Tachycardia >100 bpm
▪ O2 Saturation
▪ Normal is 95% -100%
▪ COPD 90% is normal
▪ Temperature
▪ Normal 96.8 -100.4
▪ Respirations
▪ Normal 10- 20 bpm
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Module 10- Head to Toe
• Prepare for a head-to-toe assessment.
o Recognize the techniques and tools used to perform a
head-to-toe
assessment.
▪ Inspect, Palpate, Percuss, Auscultate
▪ Tools: Stethoscope, Penlight, Doppler, BP Cuff, Pulse
Ox,
Watch
o Identify the organizational strategies in which to perform
the steps of a systematic head-to-toe assessment.
▪ HEENT (Skin)
▪ Anterior/ Posterior Chest (Cardiac & Respiratory)
(Skin)
▪ Abdomen (Skin)
▪ Extremities (Skin)
• Assess general appearance.
o Demonstrate the knowledge for the order and skill involved
in
inspecting the client’s general appearance.
▪ Height/ Weight
▪ Facial Expressions
▪ Skin Tone
• Assess vital signs and baseline measurements.
o Demonstrate the knowledge of skills involved in assessing
vital
signs and baseline measurements to include height and
weight, capillary refill, and pulse oximetry.
▪ BP
▪ Normal < 120/ <80
▪ Prehypertension 120-129/80-89
▪ Hypertension Stage 1 130-139/ 90-99
▪ Hypertension Stage 2 >140/ >90
▪ Hypotension < 90
▪ HR
▪ Normal 60-100 bpm
▪ Bradycardia < 60 bpm
▪ Tachycardia >100 bpm
▪ O2 Saturation
▪ Normal is 95% -100%
▪ COPD 90% is normal
▪ Temperature
▪ Normal 96.8 -100.4
▪ Respirations
▪ Normal 10- 20 bpm
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