Health Assessment

What and how to assess when obtaining a patient's pulse, along with the expected findings (e.g., expected ranges, regularity, strength, and equality) and unexpected findings (e.g., bradycardia, irregular pulses, pulsus alternans, and a pulse deficit).

How to assess temperature (e.g., oral, temporal, tympanic, axillary, and rectal), the expected temperature ranges for adults, children, and infants, and nursing considerations when taking a patient's temperature.

How to assess a patient's level of consciousness and orientation, and how to score a patient using the Glasgow coma scale.

The general overview of physical assessments, how to begin an assessment, and what is covered by a general survey.

The four main types of physical assessment components (i.e., inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation) and discusses the flow of a general physical assessment and abdominal assessment.