Health Assessment Ch. 5- Assessment Techniques

Question 1

4 types of assessment techniques

order of assessment

Answer 1

a. (I)nspection
b. (P)alpation
c. (P)ercussion
d. (A)uscuitation

Question 2

Inspection

Answer 2

the OBSERVATION part of the assessment

a. uses your senses of vision, hearing, and smell

Question 3

Direct vs Indirect Inspection/Auscuitation

Answer 3

• direct: naked eye

- indirect: instrument (stethoscope,etc)

Question 4

Characteristics inspected by nurse

Answer 4

a. location
b. size
c. color
d. pattern
e. shape
f. odors
g. symmetry

Question 5

Palpation

Answer 5

the TOUCHING part of the assessment

Question 6

Light vs Deep palpation

Answer 6

• light (1cm) : assesses for textures, masses, and tenderness
• deep (5cm) : assesses for organ size, location, masses, and tenderness

Question 7

3 parts of hands used to palate

Answer 7

a. finger pads
b. dorsal (back) surface of the hand
c. ulnar surface or ball of the hand

Question 8

Direct Percussion

Answer 8

• directly tapping the area

- assesses for pain, sinuses, etc.

Question 9

Indirect Percussion

Answer 9

striking your middle finger that is on the area

Question 10

Blunt Percussion

Answer 10

assesses for organ tenderness

Question 11

Percussion Sounds

Answer 11

a. tympany- drumlike (stomach)
b. dull- thud (dense or solid orans/liver or heart)
c. resonance- hollow (lungs)
d. hyperresonance- booming (diseased lungs)
e. flat- dead stop (muscle or bone)

Question 12

Auscuitation Sounds

Answer 12

a. pitch
b. intensity
c. duration
d. quality