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The head-to-toe assessment in nursing is an important physical health assessment that you'll be performing as a nursing student and nurse. Head-to-toe assessments allow nurses to assess the health status of patients by following a checklist of criteria. On the job, your head-to-toe nursing assessment will be performed much faster, and it may be different or more specialized to accommodate the patients' needs within your nursing specialty. This assessment represents a general assessment checklist (or cheat sheet) that you might encounter in nursing school. (Note: Always follow your instructor's requirements or your employer's assessment protocols). This nursing head-to-toe examination video guide will focus on the following areas/skills: -Vital Signs (pulse rate, respiration rate, temperature, oxygen saturation, blood pressure, pain assessment) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUWJ-6nL5-8 -Cranial Nerve examination -Head assessment (hair, cranium, eyes, nose, mouth, ears, sinuses) -Neck assessment (jugular vein, thyroid, trachea, carotid) -Heart sounds assessment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H48WsyIjFs0u0026t=73s -Lung sounds assessment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNrcG077brQ -Abdominal assessment -Assessing extremities (arms, hands, legs, feet) -Back assessment -and more While performing your comprehensive head-to-toe assessment, you'll want to record your findings in the documentation. Nursing Gear: https://teespring.com/stores/registerednursern Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=registerednursern Notes: http://www.registerednursern.com/head-toe-assessment-nursing/ Nursing School Supplies: http://www.registerednursern.com/the-ultimate-list-of-nursing-medical-supplies-and-items-a-new-nurse-student-nurse-needs-to-buy/ Visit our website RegisteredNurseRN.com for free quizzes, nursing care plans, salary information, job search, and much more: http://www.registerednursern.com Check out other Videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/RegisteredNurseRN/videos All of our videos in a playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAhHxt663pUu0026list=PLQrdx7rRsKfXMveRcN4df0bad3ugEaQnk Popular Playlists: NCLEX Reviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQrdx7rRsKfWtwCDmLHyX2UeHofCIcgo0 Fluid u0026 Electrolytes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQrdx7rRsKfWJSZ9pL8L3Q1dzdlxUzeKv Nursing Skills: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQrdx7rRsKfUhd_qQYEbp0Eab3uUKhgKb Nursing School Study Tips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQrdx7rRsKfWBO40qeDmmaMwMHJEWc9Ms Nursing School Tips u0026 Questions