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Nursing 246 Exam with answersComponents of the general survey - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ *physical appearance
*mental status
*mobility
*behavior
Inspection - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ *observe the person in initial conversation
*look for symmetry
*inspect for color, shape, size, movement, or drainage
*observe throughout the remainder of the exam
Physical Appearance - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ *stature
*weight and nutritional status
*height
*symmetry
*hygiene
*posture
*motor activity
*general skin condition
*mood
*apparent age
Mental Status - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ *orientation (A&Ox3- alert and oriented person, place,
time)
*affect: observable expression of emotion
*mood
, *level of anxiety
*speech patterns
Mobility - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ *range of motion (can they move both of their arms and both
of their legs?)
*gait
*posture
Behavior - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ *assess general appearance and psychosocial status
*grooming
*bodily odors
*hygiene
*facial expression
*mood
*level of anxiety
What hand do you use while palpating? - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ Dominant hand
Tympany - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ loud, high-pitched drum tone, means an organ filled with
air-gastric bubble
Resonance - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ loud, low-pitched, hollow tone of long duration
Hyper-resonance - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ longer duration than resonance
Dullness - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ high-pitched tone, soft and short, normally found over solid
body organs
Flatness - .......🔷ANSWERS🔶......✔✔ high-pitched tone, soft and very short duration, normally
found over muscle or bone
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