What Does a Medical Review Nurse Do?

Nursing physical examination is made by the nurse through his sensory organs (eyes, ears, nose, hands) or with simple examination tools (stethoscope, percussion hammer, etc.) to find the pathological changes of the patient's whole body or some parts, combined with the history of nursing lesions Nursing diagnosis enables patients to receive effective care.

Nursing checkup

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Nursing physical examination is made by the nurse through his sensory organs (eyes, ears, nose, hands) or with simple examination tools (stethoscope, percussion hammer, etc.) to find the pathological changes of the patient's whole body or some parts, combined with the history of nursing lesions, to make Nursing diagnosis enables patients to receive effective care.

The purpose of nursing physical examination is to understand the patient's health status, timely find out the nursing problems that need to be solved by the nurse and prevent possible nursing problems.

Chinese name

Nursing checkup

Purpose

Understanding the patient's health

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1. Item preparation 2. Environmental preparation 3. Patient preparation

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Sensory organs or with simple examination tools

Item preparation

2. Environmental preparation

3. Patient preparation

1. Inspection method: It is a method for the nurse to observe and understand the characteristics of the whole or local disease of the patient through vision. Requirements: warm environment and appropriate natural light. Spots of jaundice, rash, and bleeding cannot be correctly identified under the light.

2. Palpation examination method: it is an examination method by which the nurse judges the physical characteristics of certain organs or tissues of the patient through the feel of the hand. Significance: It can complement some of the shortcomings of visual inspection

3. Percussion examination

4. Auscultation check Prior to auscultation, pay attention to whether the earpieces of the stethoscope are in the correct orientation and whether the lumen is unobstructed; the body parts should be closely attached to the site to be inspected to avoid rubbing with the skin and generating additional sounds that affect auscultation.

5. Smell examination method: The nurse will fan the scent emitted by the patient to his nose with his hand, in order to carefully judge the nature of the scent.