Patrick Henry Community College

NUR 111
Assessment Guide
Student Name:________________ Client Initials:_____________ Date:__________
General Appearance/Survey
Age:
Gender:
Height:
Weight:

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Gait:
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Posture:
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Speech:
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Affect:
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Other:________________________________________________________________________
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Vital Signs:
T:
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O2 Sat: _________

P:__________

R:_________

B/P:________

Pain: Y or N
Onset-_________________________________
Location-_______________________________
Duration-_______________________________
Quality-________________________________
Intensity-_______________________________
Past Medial History:
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Past Surgical History:
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Current Medications: (name, dose, route, frequency)
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Allergies: (medications, food, others & type of reaction)
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Integumentary
I.

Skin: consistency__________ color____________ temperature_________

intact______________ turgor___________
edema(describe):_________________________________________
lesions(describe):_________________________________________
bruises(describe):_________________________________________

II.

Hair: texture____________ amount____________ distribution___________

color ____________ balding____________ infestations___________
scalp ____________

III.

Nails: texture___________ color_____________ condition_____________

evidence of infection (describe):______________________________
capillary refill:____________

The Head
I.

Skull: shape ___________ masses____________ tenderness______________

Describe abnormal findings:
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II.

Face: symmetry___________ edema (describe)___________________

eyelids______________ exopthalmus___________

III.

Eyes: Pupil Size ________ Response____________ Color___________

Visual Acuity: L_______ R________ B__________
Glasses _________ Contacts___________
Lesions_________ Pstosis ___________ Redness_________
Drainage_________ Conjunctiva _______ Sclera __________
EOM: _____________________________________________

IV.

Ears / Hearing: Auricle _________Level of Ear_________ Aides __________

External Auditory Meatus:_____________________________
Tympanic Membrane:________________________________
Weber __________ Rhine__________ Whisper __________

V.

Nose/Sinuses: Mucosa___________ Color_________ Edema_____________

Discharge _________ Smell _________ Patency____________
Septum ___________ Sinuses : Frontal & Maxillary ________

VI.

Mouth & Oropharynx: Lips: Color __________ Condition_______________

Oral mucosa ________________ Buccal Mucosa___________________
Tongue_____________ Gum____________

Uvula __________ Hard Palate __________ Soft Palate____________

Teeth_______ Dentures________ Gag Reflex ________

Neck
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.

Muscles: ROM __________ (flexion, extension, hyperextension)

Trachea: midline or deviated
Lymph Nodes: ____________________________________________________
Carotids:______________________ Jugulars:___________________________
Thyroid Gland:____________________________________________________

Thorax & Lungs

I.
II.
III.

Chest: Shape__________ AP to Transverse ___________________

Chest Excursion________________ Tactile Fremitus_______________
Respirations: Rate_______ Depth________ Rhythm________ Symmetry________
Lung Sounds: Anterior _______________ Posterior ________________

Heart- Vascular- Breast-Lymphatics

I.
II.

Heart: PMI_______ AP Rate__________ Sounds___________ Heaves__________

Thrills ______________
Central Vessels: Carotids _______________ Jugulars_______________ CVP______

III.

Peripheral Vascular: B/P: R_______ L________ Standing___________

Edema ____________ (1+ 2+ 3+ 4+) Location_____________
Carotid _____Brachial _____Radial _____ Femoral_______
Popliteal_____Dorsalis Pedis_______ Posterior Tibal _____
Amplitude: absent 0; thready/weak +1; normal +2; increased +3; bounding +4

IV.

Breast & Axillary Lymphatics:

Inspection: ________________________________ (lumps, lesions, discharge,
discoloration, dimpling, other)
Self Exam:___________________ Mammogram:___________________
Axillary Lymph Nodes:________________________________________

Abdomen
I.
II.
III.
IV.

Inspection: contour ______________ size_____________ symmetry__________

lesions _______________ scars____________ distention__________
abdominal girth_______________
Auscultation: bowel sounds: ____________________________
Percussion: __________________________________________
Palpation: __________________________________ (tender/nontender)

Musculoskeletal

Posture:_______________ Tremors: ______________ (intention/resting)

Strength:______________ Gait:______________ Coordination:________________
Contractures:__________ Symmetry:___________ ROM: ____________________
Joint Tenderness:___________ Nodules:________________ Creptius:___________

Neurological
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.

Mental Status: language__________ orientation____________ STM:___________

LTM:_________ Attention:_____________ Calculation:_________
Glasgow Coma Scale: Eye Opening _______ Motor ________ Verbal__________
Cranial Nerves: I_____ II_____ III______ IV______ V_____ VI______ VII_____
VIII _____ IX_____ X_____ XI ______ XII______
Reflexes: Biceps________ Patellar________Achilles________Babinski_________
Motor Function: Proprioception__________________ Romberg________________
Sensory Function: Touch __________ Pain___________ Temperature___________
Tactile Discrimination:
2-Point Discrimination____________
Stereognosis____________________
Extinction Phenomena____________

Genitals
I.
II.
III.
IV.

Female: Inspection____________ Inguinal Pulses:__________ Pap Test:__________

Menarche_________ LMP__________ Menopause ________
Male: Inspection______________ Hernias____________ Rectal Exam___________
Urination: color_________ odor____________ amount_____________
frequency__________ urgency___________ dysuria ____________
Rectum: hemorrhoids __________ pain w/ defecation___________ bleeding_______
Occult Blood _________

Additional Notes: