INNOVATIVE ACADEMY FOR NURSING STUDENTS

Prepared by = Saeed Ahmad

HEALTH ASSESSMENT 1
Unit 1 Introduction to health Assessment
Define health and health assessment

Enlist purposes of health assessment

Define nursing process and enlist its Phases

Write down types of health assessment.

Objective data vs subjective data

Components of health history or adult health history.

Unit 2 Interviewing skills and health history

Define interviewing skills and enlist its purposes.

Write down phases or process of interview

Enlist principles of interview.

Write down interview skilled techniques.

Give stand for COLDSPA and COLDERRA for pain assessment.

Give stand for PQRST for pain analysis.

Four types of health history and when they are used.

Describe briefly sequence of interview.

Unit 3 Introduction to Physical examination

Identify general principles for conducting general examination.

Write down steps in prepration for physical examination.

Enlist purposes of physical examination.

 Enlist equipments for physical examination.

What are cardinal techniques or physical examination techniques.

Define inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation

Types of palpation

Types of percussion

Enlist five uses of percussion technique.

Enlist sounds elicited during percussion.

Write down sequence for performing general assessment.

Enlist purposes of data documentation

Enlist methods of data validation.

Write down different positions for physical examination.

Unit 4 Assessment Skin,head and neck.

Enlist the most common head and neck lymph nodes.

Write down warning signs of headache.

Classify primary and secondary skin lesions with examples

How can a nurse screen a mole of melanoma by using ABCDE rule.

Which characteristics a nurse must be noted during inspection and palpation of skin.

Describe common nail disorders.

Define cyanosis and its types

Define melonoma and enlist its factors

Stages of pressure ulcers

How will you examine your own skin.

Give normal and abnormal findings during inspection of skin and nail.

Palpation of thyroid gland.

 List abnormalities of head and neck

Unit 5 Assessment of nose ,mouth,and pharynx.

Enlist any five abnormal findings in nasal mucosa.

Write down five abnormal findings of mouth and throat

Write down grading for tonsillitis.

Unit 6 Assessment of abdomen,anus and rectum.

Enlist nine abdominal regions.

How you will percuss a patient for diaphragmatic excursion.

Write down four assessment test for diagnosis appendicitis.

Enlist types of tests performed to assess the Ascites.

Enlist tests performed to assess appendicitis and chlocysitis

Write down steps of palpation of abdomen.

Enlist organs or structures by quadrant wise.

Describe hooking technique for liver palpation

Enumerate general approach for abdominal assessment.

What are cullen signs and grey turner signs

What are psoas sign and obturator sign.

Types of abdominal pain with their characteristics.

What is scratch test.

How will you perform fluid wave test.

Enlist various abdominal signs with causes.

Write down causes of abdominal distention.

What are abdominal bulges

Enlist abnormalities of anus and rectum.

Unit 7 Assessment of breast , axilla and genitalia.
Enlist characteristics of masses or nodules during breast palpation.

Write down five common concerns in health history taking of female genitalia.

Enlist steps of breast self examination

Enlist risk factors of breast cancer

Enlist abnormalities noted on inspection of breast.

HEALTH ASSESSMENT 2
Unit 1 Assessment of peripheral vascular and musculoskeletal
Write down abnormal gaits

List changes in musculoskeletal system that are characteristics of aging process.

Enlist abnormalities of wrist and hands

Give five components of peripheral arterial examination.

Briefly explain mannual Compression test.

What normal and abnormal findings a nurse will document during auscultation of
carotid artery.

Enlist warning signs of PAD.

Write down components of PAD examination.

What is Trendelenburg test

Enlist characteristics and causes of abnormal arterial pulse and pulse waves

Give grading for pulse amplitude.

How will you perform Allen test.

Define ABI and its formula.

Enlist steps to measure ABI.

Write down stages of lymphedema.

 Enlist characteristics of arterial and venous insufficiency.

What are types of peripheral odema.

Enlist abnormal venous findings.

How will you perform phalen test and squeeze test.

How will you perform lasegue test.

How will you perform bulge test and ballottement test.

Enlist abnormalities of feet and toes

What are abnormal spinal curvatures.

Unit 2 Assessment of mental status and sensory neuro system

Enlist cranial nerves with their functions

How you will perform Romberg test.

What are deep tendon reflexes

How to check reflexes and write down grading for reflexes.

Enlist Changes in nervous system that leads to dementia and delirium that are
characteristics by aging process

How will we assess functions of trigeminal and facial nerves.

Enlist tests to assess meningeal irritation or meningitis.

Write down guidelines for screening Neurological examination according to American

Academy of neurology.

Enlist equipments for neurological assessment.

Describe important areas of examination of CNS.

List changes in neuro system that are characteristics of aging process.

Tests for different reflexes

Enlist abnormalities of muscle movement

Unit 3 Assessment of cardio vascular system

 Write down traditional areas of auscultation.

Define pulse amplitude scale and enlist grading for pulse amplitude.

Write grading for heart murmur.

Systolic Vs diastolic murmur.

Compare S1 and S2 heart sounds

Differentiate between S3 and S4 heart Sounds

Enlist five nursing diagnosis of patient with cardiovascular abnormalities.

Define pulse rate and pulse rhythm and enlist their characteristics.

Define PMI and how will you find it.

List changes in Cardiovascular system that are characteristics of aging process

Enlist extra heart sounds during systole and diastole.

Briefly describe abnormal heart rhythms.

Unit 4 Assessment of thorax and lungs

What are normal breath sounds with its character

What are adventitious breath sounds.

Define crepitus, biot’s respiration,broncophony,egophony,and whispered pectoriloquy.

Give normal and abnormal findings during palpation of crepitus fremitus.

Write down grading scale for tonsillitis.

What is pulsusalternans? What does it indicate.?

List changes in respiratory system that are characteristics of aging process.

How will you assess chest expansion

What are berger test and DVT test

Enlist thoracic deformities or abnormalities.

Unit 5 Assessment of Eye and Ear

 Define diplopia.

What is meant by PERRLA in examination of eye.

Describe the procedure of Rinne’s test and its interpretation.

Write down abnormalities of eye and ear.

What is whispered voice test for auditory acuity.

What are five findings of inspection of ear.

What are types of hearing loss , you find during assessment of ear.

How do you assess the eyes in distance vision.

List changes in eye and ear that are characteristics of aging process.

Enlist important areas of eye examination

Give procedures of corneal and confrontation test.

Enlist six directions of gaze visual acuity.

Briefly explain weber test and Romberg’s test.

What are visual reflexes.

Compare test distance visual acuity and test near visual acuity.

How you will perform cardinal field of gaze test

What are test pupillary reaction to light and test accommodation of pupils.

Enlist abnormalities of external eye and internal eye.

What are cover test and position test.

Enlist abnormalities of cover test and position test.

What are visual field defects with possible sources.

How will you perform Rinne test

Units 6 &7 Assessment of pediatric and elderly clients

Write down APGAR score for pediatric assessment.
How will you assess a new born baby.

Enlist reflexes of new born

Write down common problems in older adults.

Enlist age related abnormalities of eye in older adults.