The program presents a standard head-to-toe screening assessment appropriate to inpatient, emergency, and clinical settings. It provides the viewer with an example of how facets of the more detailed assessments provided in the systems-based programs are drawn together into an exam appropriate for an initial contact, and how this type of exam can assist in learning of health issues that need focused attention.
This program provides an overview of the patient assessment process, and how it correlates with quality patient care.
After viewing this program, the learner should be able to:
~ List key questions to ask when taking the patient's history
~ Describe subjective and objective data to obtain in the assessment of the head and neck
~ Describe subjective and objective data to obtain in the assessment of the upper extremities
~ Describe subjective and objective data to obtain in the assessment of the chest and abdomen
~ Describe subjective and objective data to obtain in the assessment of the lower extremities
~ Describe subjective and objective data to obtain in a brief neurological assessment
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