Assisting with the Physical Examination

Slides:



Advertisements
Similar presentations
Assisting with General Physical Examination
Advertisements

Positioning the Patient
Patient POSITIONING.
Positioning the Patient. Observe safety factors to prevent falls and injury Assist the patient on to the exam table Protect the patient’s privacy During.
Medical Assistant Skills
Chapter 16 Body Mechanics
History and Physical Exam HST 2. Rationale Health care workers are on the front line of fighting the spread of infectious disease. One of the most important.
Copyright © 2013 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Chapter 14 Special Examinations and Tests.
Copyright © 2009 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Chapter 14 Special Examinations and Tests.
Chapter 38 Assisting With a General Physical Examination
3.01 Positioning the Patient is a Diagnostic Service
Medical Assisting Chapter 38
Assisting with a General Physical Examination
Medical Assistant Skills
ROUTINE AND SPECIAL PRCEDURES PREPARE AND ASSIST Physical examinations are performed by the health care practitioner. Physical examinations are performed.
Medical Records. What are medical records?  Legal documents  Management of patient care  Alert healthcare providers to changes in patient conditions.
Unit 19 Medical Assistant Skills
Utah Top 10 Health Care Careers By UHA, AHEC, and USOE-HST.
Intro to Structure and Function. Directional Orientation Guiding Questions: 1. What does directional orientation tell you about a patient? 2. Make a chart.
Diagnostic Procedures & Pharmacology
History and Physical Part II. Healthcare workers are on the front line of fighting the spread of infectious disease. Healthcare workers are on the front.
© 2009 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved 38-1 Purpose of General Physical Examination  To confirm an overall state of health Baseline.
INTRODUCTION Admission Transfer Discharge. INTRODUCTION Responsibility for process Role of assistant.
Copyright © 2011, 2007, 2003, 1999 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. Chapter 32 Assisting With the Physical Examination.
Copyright © 2011 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Chapter 9 Continuity of Care.
Copyright © 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Textbook for Nursing Assistants Chapter 14: Admissions, Transfers, and Discharges.
Purpose of General Physical Examination
The Physical Examination
Slide 1 Copyright © Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Instructor's Manual to Accompany Lippincott's Textbook for Nursing Assistants. Textbook For Nursing.
Basic nursing skills.  Basic nursing procedures (washing, positioning, help with eating, excreting, moving etc.)  Pain management  Bedsores  Measurements.
Copyright © 2008 Delmar Learning. All rights reserved. Unit 22 Admission, Transfer, and Discharge.
The Job Home Health Aides assist sick people in their homes or at a assisted-living or nursing home facility.
ST230 Concorde Career College. Objectives:  Describe the technique utilized when removing the gown and gloves postoperatively and explain the rationale.
1 Copyright © 2011, 2007, 2003, 1999 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Assisting with the Primary Physical Examination Chapter.
5 5 Assisting with Physical Examinations Lesson 2: Preparing the Exam Room and Examination Methods – Part 2.
1 Copyright © 2011, 2007, 2003, 1999 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Assisting with the Primary Physical Examination Chapter.
DATA AND ER VISITS ASSOCIATES IN PRIMARY CARE MEDICINE’S ASSESSMENT AND PLAN.
Chapter 25 Health Assessment. Purposes of the Health Assessment Establish the nurse-patient relationship. Gather data about the patient’s general health.
WELCOME ABOARD AND GOOD BYE Admissions and Discharges.
Body Mechanics and Patient Mobility Chapter 15 Mosby items and derived items © 2011, 2006, 2003, 1999, 1995, 1991 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier.
© 2014 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
HCS 437 Week 2 DQ 1 How do regulatory agencies affect the quality of care within a Assisted Living Facility and a Skilled Nursing Facility? How about within.
Medical Assistant Skills
Body Mechanics Definitions
CHAPTER 24 NURSING CAREERS
Admissions and Discharges
Evaluation & Management Codes
Admitting, Transferring and Discharging
Purpose of General Physical Examination
The Physical Examination
Assisting with the Physical Examination
Assisting with the Physical Examination
Medical Assistant Skills
BODY MECHANICS CHAPTER 23.
Patient Positions October 9-10, 2017.
Physical Examination Techniques
Dr. Luckwirun Chotisiri College of Nursing and Health
Chapter 14 Special Examinations and Tests
By: Cindy Quisenberry Positioning.
Positioning the Patient
Luckwirun Chotisiri. PhD (Public Health) College of Nursing and Health
Positioning the Patient
Unit 19 Medical Assistant Skills
Hospital Bed for Rent. Hospital Bed India provides patient care medical equipments for rental and sale at Home. Wheelchairs, semi-fowler beds, full-fowler.
The Physical Examination
Chapter 2 Community-Based Care.
Objective 3.01 Understanding Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services
Presentation transcript:

Assisting with the Physical Examination Unit 28 Assisting with the Physical Examination

Objectives Spell and define terms. Describe the responsibilities of the nursing assistant during the physical examination. Name the positions for the various physical examinations.

Objectives Drape patient for the various positions. Name the basic instruments necessary for physical examinations.

Introduction Physical examinations Performed in the physician’s office, in clinics, after the patient’s admission to a facility, and in the patient’s home Carry out each beginning procedure and completion procedure action as you assist

Positioning the Patient Some positions are: Dorsal recumbent position Supine or horizontal recumbent position Knee-chest position Prone position

Positioning the Patient Some positions are: Sims’ position Semi-Fowler’s position Trendelenburg position Dorsal lithotomy position

Physical Examination Some health care facilities have examining instruments and equipment collected on trays At other facilities, you will gather the necessary equipment and assemble it

Physical Examination Some facilities use disposable gowns, sheets, and instruments for the physical examination The nursing assistant is responsible for discarding these items after the exam