Comprehensive health assessment allows an overall view of your patient’s health status.

Assignment # 6- Description

Head-to-Toe Physical Health Assessment

You will use the course text to guide you in completion of a head to toe assessment. A comprehensive health assessment allows an overall view of your patient’s health status. As a registered nurse you must possess the knowledge and tools to promote a healthy and productive lifestyle.

For this task, record a 15 min or less video of yourself completing a physical health assessment on a family member or friend (do not use a patient in a healthcare setting or a child under 18). Use the head to toe assessment guide found in this module’s learning resources to record your findings. Upload your video and a copy of the assessment guide for completion of this assignment.

Assignment Expectations:

Length: Sufficient time to cover each of the points in the head-to-toe physical assessment guide 15 min or less. The entire assessment should be documented in the recording and on the assessment form.

Structure: Use a recording platform of your choice and either upload as an mp4 or share the link directly to the video in the dropbox and upload the completed assessment documentation form.

References: Sources are not required for this assignment.

In this module you will demonstrate a complete head to toe assessment. You will provide a video recording of your assessment as well as written documentation. You do not want to use an actual patient for this assignment, but a friend or family member.

Rubric: This assignment uses a rubric for scoring. Please review it as part of your assignment preparation and again prior to submission to ensure you have addressed its criteria at the highest level.

Format: Save your assessment form as a PDF document (.pdf) and the recording as an mp4 or share the direct link.

Read

• Bickley, L. (2017). Bates’ guide to physical examination and history-taking (12th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN: 978-1469893419. Review Unit 2