Reference no: EM133249772
Focus Objectives
1. Verbalize the steps used in performing selected examination procedures:
a. Assessing appearance and mental status
b. Assessing the skin
c. Assessing the hair
d. Assessing the nails
e. Assessing the skull and face
f. Assessing PERRLA
g. Assessing the ears and hearing
h. Assessing the nose and sinuses
i. Assessing the mouth and oropharynx
j. Assessing the neck
k. Assessing the thorax and lungs
l. Assessing the heart and central vessels
m. Assessing the peripheral vascular system
n. Assessing the abdomen
o. Assessing the musculoskeletal system
p. Assessing the neurological system
2. Verbalize therapeutic communication techniques.
3. Verbalize the steps used in:
a. Inserting a nasogastric tube.
b. Removing a nasogastric tube.
c. Administering a tube feeding.
d. Administering a gastrostomy or jejunostomy tube feeding.
4. Verbalize the nursing care related to a client with a gastrostomy tube.
5. Verbalize relevant information in documenting enteral feedings.
6. Determine the amount of solute and solvent needed to a desired strength and quantity of an irrigating solution or enteral feeding.