Table of Contents
CD 1
General Survey, Techniques, and Vital Signs
General Survey
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- Interview presents relevant interview questions for the
general survey.
- Technique Video presents assessment of physical
appearance, physical mobility and mental status and behavior
- Expected and Unexpected Findings describes findings
important to client assessment
- Considerations present approaches and findings for
individuals of various cultures, ages, and conditions
- Printable Documentation Form for the General Survey
- Assessment Techniques
- The four techniques: inspection, palpation, percussion, and
auscultation are discussed in detail.
- Techniques Video demonstrates each of these techniques
and discusses their individual importance.
- Expected and UnexpectedFindings sections
provide more descriptions of findings and their significance.
- Considerations present variations across the lifespan as
well as the variations in the techniques to consider when assessing
each of the various body systems or regions.
- A detailed Fact Sheet provides additional vital
information about each of the assessment techniques.
- Height and Weight Measurements
- Interview presents relevant interview questions related
to height and weight assessment.
- Technique Video demonstrating accurate height and weight
assessment methods.
- Expected and Unexpected Findings provide
parameters for evaluating the assessment findings.
- Considerations present variations in approach and
findings for children, pregnant women and older adults.
- Printable Documentation Form for the Height and Weight
measurements.
- Pain Assessment
- Detailed pain assessment questions and interview is presented
in the Techniques Video.
- Considerations for pain assessment in children are
presented along with the OUCHER pain assessment tool.
- Considerations present variations in approach and
findings for pain assessment in the older adult.
- Pain assessment Fact Sheet provides examples of various
techniques and documentation forms for pain assessment.
- Nutrition
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for
nutrition assessment.
- Nutrition assessment interview and Techniques Video
demonstrates the importance of a thorough nutrition
assessment.
- Expected and Unexpected Findings for nutrition
assessment are detailed.
- The skill includes Considerations for individuals with a
wide variety of nutrition preferences.
- Considerations for approach and findings related to
infants, children, adolescents, pregnant women, and older
adults.
- Consideration Videos
- Printable Documentation Form for Nutrition
assessment
- Vital Signs
- Full vital sign assessment with expected and unexpected
findings
- Technique Videos.
- Oral, rectal, axillary, and tympanic temperature
assessment
- Radial and apical pulse
- Blood pressure
- Respirations evaluation
- Considerations for the approach and findings for
pregnant women and older adults.
- Consideration Videos
- Orthostatic blood pressure
- Thigh cuff blood pressure ,
- Printable Documentation Form for Vital Signs
Pediatric Vital Signs and Weight
- Pediatric Vital Signs and Weight
- Five Technique Videos demonstrate vital sign assessment
and weight and height measurements in both an infant and school age
child.
- The Pediatric Measurements Fact Sheet provides many
specifics to consider when assessing a child.
- Printable Documentation Form for pediatric Vital Sign
assessment and Height and Weight measurements
CD 2
Skin, Head, Neck, Eyes, Ears, Mouth, Throat
- Skin
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for
integumentary assessment.
- Techniques Video of subjective and objective skin
assessment.
- Expected and Unexpected Findings of the skin
including photos of skin lesions.
- Approach and findings Considerationsfor individuals of
different races, children, pregnant women and older adults.
- Considerations Video
- Printable Documentation Form for Hair, Skin and
Nails.
- Hair
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for
assessment of the hair.
- Techniques Video hair assessment.
- Expected and Unexpected Findings of the
hair.
- Approach and findings Considerationsfor children,
pregnant women and older adults.
- Printable Documentation Form for Hair, Skin, and
Nails.
- Nails
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for
assessment of the nails.
- Techniques Video assessment of the nails.
- Expected and Unexpected Findings of the
nails.
- Approach and findings Considerationsfor children and
older adults.
- Printable Documentation Form for Hair, Skin, and
Nails.
- Head, Neck and Regional Lymphatics
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for
assessment of the head, neck, and regional lymphatics.
- Technique Videos
- Head and Temporal Arteries
- Thyroid
- Regional Lymphatics
- Expected and Unexpected Findings for
examination.
- Approach and findings Considerations for children,
pregnant women, and older adults.
- Printable Documentation Form for Head, Neck, and
Lymphatics.
- Eyes and Vision
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for
assessment of the eyes and vision.
- Techniques Videofor vision and eye examination.
- Expected Findings provide details of examination
findings.
- Unexpected Findings are detailed in narrated text and a
series of images.
- Considerations details approach and expected findings
for examining children and older adults.
- Considerations Videoinstructing child Snellen E
Chart.
- Printable Documentation Form for Eyes and Vision.
- Ears and Hearing
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for
assessment of the ears and hearing.
- Techniques Video for hearing and ear examination.
- Expected and Unexpected Findings for ear and
hearing examination.
- Considerations details approach and expected findings
for examining children and older adults
- Consideration Videosshows detailed examination of
auditory and Otoscopic examination in children.
- Printable Documentation Form for Ear and Auditory
System.
- Nose, Mouth and Throat
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for
assessment of the mouth, throat, and thyroid.
- Technique Videos
- Expected and Unexpected Findings for mouth,
throat, and thyroid examination
- Consideration details approach and expected findings for
examining children and older adults
- Printable Documentation Form for Nose, Mouth, and
Throat
CD 3
Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Peripheral Vascular,
Breasts
- Lungs and Respiratory
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for
assessment of the lungs and respiratory system.
- Techniques Video of lungs and respiratory
system.
- Expected Findings including audiovisual animations of
breath sounds
- Bronchial breath sounds
- Vesicular breath sounds
- Unexpected Findings of audiovisual animations of
adventitious breath sounds
- Fine crackles
- Coarse crackles
- Wheeze
- Rhonchi
- Pleural Friction Rub
- Stridor
- Consideration details approach and findings for
examining children, pregnant women, women, and older adults
- Printable Documentation Form for Lungs and Respiratory
System
- Heart and Cardiovascular
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for
assessment of the heart and cardiovascular system.
- Techniques Video of heart and cardiovascular system
- Expected Findings including audiovisual animations of
heart sounds
- Basic Heart Sounds
- S1 and S2
- S3 and S4
- Unexpected Findings including audiovisual animations of
various heart murmurs
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Aortic Stenosis
- Pulmonic Stenosis
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Pulmonic Regurgitation
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Tricuspid Regurgitation
- Ventral Septal Defect
- Mitral Stenosis
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Consideration details approach and findings for
examining children, pregnant women, and older adults.
- Printable Documentation Form for Heart and
Cardiovascular System
- Peripheral Vascular
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for
assessment of the peripheral vascular system.
- Techniques Videofor peripheral vascular assessment
- Expected Findings provide details of examination
findings.
- Unexpected Findings are detailed in narrated text and a
series of images.
- Considerations detailed approach and expected findings
for examining children, pregnant women, and older adults.
- Printable Documentation Form for the Peripheral Vascular
System.
- Breasts and Regional Lymphatics
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for
assessment of the breasts and regional lymphatics.
- Techniques Videofor examination of the breasts and
regional lymph nodes.
- Expected and Unexpected Findings provide details that
may require further evaluation.
- Considerations detail approach and expected findings for
examining children, pregnant women, and older adults.
- Consideration Videos
- Self Breast Examination.
- Male Breast Examination
- Printable Documentation Form for Breast and Regional
Lymphatics.
CD 4
Abdomen, Musculoskeletal, Neurological
- Abdomen and Gastrointestinal
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for
assessment of the abdomen and gastrointestinal system.
- Techniques Videofor examination of the abdomen and
gastrointestinal system.
- Expected and Unexpected Findings provide details that
may require further evaluation.
- Considerations detail of special tests used in abdominal
assessment
- Palpate for rebound tenderness
- Percuss for ascites
- Test for Psoas sign
- Test for Murphy’s sign
- Considerations detail of approach and expected findings
for examining children, pregnant women, and older adults.
- Printable Documentation Form for the Abdomen and
Gastrointestinal System.
- Musculoskeletal
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for
assessment of the musculoskeletal system.
- Technique Videosfor examination of range of motion and
the musculoskeletal system.
- Musculoskeletal Examination
- Upper body
- Lower body
- Back and Spine
- Expected Findings audiovisual and text describing
anticipated findings
- Muscle Contraction animation
- Unexpected Findings provide details that may require
further evaluation.
- Considerations detail approach and expected findings for
examining children, pregnant women, and older adults.
- Printable Documentation Form for the Musculoskeletal
System.
- Neurological
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for
assessment of the neurological system.
- Technique Videosfor examination of the neurological
system.
- Cognitive and cranial nerves
- Motor
- Sensory
- Reflexes
- Expected and Unexpected Findings provide the details for
interpreting the assessment findings
- Considerations detail approach and expected findings for
examining children, pregnant women, and older adults.
- Printable Documentation Form for the Neurological
Assessment
- A detailed Fact Sheet provides additional vital
information cranial nerves and assessing the neurological
system.
CD 5
Genitalia, Rectal, Head to Toe Examination
- Female Genitalia
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for
assessment of the female genitalia.
- Technique Videosfor pelvic examination and specimen
collection.Expected and Unexpected Findings provide the
details for interpreting the assessment findings
- Considerations detail approach and expected findings for
examining children, adolescent females, pregnant women, and older
adults.
- Printable Documentation Form for the Female Genitalia
examination.
- A detailed Fact Sheet provides specific information to
assess for Sexual Abuse.
- Male Genitalia
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for
assessment of the male genitalia.
- Techniques Videofor examination of the male
genitalia.
- Expected and Unexpected Findings provide details that
may require further evaluation.
- Considerations detail approach and expected findings for
examining children, adolescent males, and older adults.
- Consideration Videos
- Male self genitalia examination
- Printable Documentation Form for Male Genitalia.
- Anus, Rectum and Prostate
- Interview presents relevant interview questions for
assessment of the anus, rectum, and prostate.
- Techniques Videofor examination of the anus, rectum, and
prostate.
- Expected and Unexpected Findings provide details that
may require further evaluation.
- Considerations detail approach, appropriateness of
examination, and expected findings for examining children, and
older adults.
- Printable Documentation Form for Anus, Rectum, and
Prostate.
- Head-to-Toe Integrated Examination
- Equipment and Preparation summarizes all equipment
needed for the complete examination.
- Technique Videos present the complete physical
examination.
- General Survey
- Head and Neck
- Posterior examination, client seated
- Anterior examination, client seated
- Spine
- Neurological examination
- Printable Documentation Form for the Head-to-Toe
examination.