5 Essential Steps to Ace Your Nursing Clinical Skills Assessment Today!

► This video will guide you through the essential process of performing a head-to-toe assessment in nursing. 🩺 In this engaging tutorial, you'll learn from a practicing nurse as she demonstrates a systematic approach to evaluating patients, using a comprehensive yet practical method from head to toe. The video features Brandon, a patient who aids in showing the critical skills needed for this assessment.

Discover the real-world application of combining different systems like neurological, musculoskeletal, and cardiac into one cohesive assessment. While the video won't delve into every assessment detail, it provides valuable insights into performing a thorough evaluation. The expert nurse also emphasizes the importance of engaging with patients and addressing their preferences during care. 🙋‍♂️

As the nurse demonstrates, she highlights key points such as introducing yourself to the patient, assessing cognitive status, and ensuring patient participation. You'll also learn how to identify normal and abnormal findings, such as bruising, lacerations, and changes in oxygenation. The video emphasizes the importance of checking vital areas like the eyes, mouth, and skin for any abnormalities. 👁️

In the latter part of the assessment, the video covers crucial areas such as the chest, lungs, heart, and abdomen. The nurse showcases how to properly auscultate lung sounds and evaluate the heart's rhythm and rate, followed by a careful inspection of the abdomen. The video also includes tips on assessing strength, circulation, and coordination in the arms and legs. 💪

Throughout the tutorial, the importance of assessing areas like the pelvis, groin, and buttocks is addressed, with advice on recognizing potential issues like ulcers, infections, and pressure sores. This head-to-toe assessment video is an excellent resource for nursing students aiming to develop their skills, build confidence, and excel in their studies and future careers. 🚀

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► THE PROF: Samantha Rhea MSN, RN has been a nurse since 2008 and a nursing faculty teacher since 2012. She has been recognized for clinical excellence as an interventional cardiology nurse and also led a Joint Commission Accredited Stroke Center. Ms. Rhea is an award-winning expert in clinical teaching and continues to maintain a current clinical practice and teaches at a University nursing program.

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► CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro & How it's like in real life
1:12 - Involving your patient
3:04 - Assessment of the Head
4:07 - Assessment of the Eye
5:55 - Assessment of the Mouth and Throat
8:14 - Assessment of the Lungs
9:55 - Auscultation of the Chest
13:52 - Assessment of the Heart
15:55 - Assessment of the Abdomen
19:43 - Assessment of the Upper Extremities
21:50 - Assessment of the Pelvis
22:32 - Assessment of the Lower Extremities
27:24 - Assessment of the Groin and Buttocks
28:22 - Outro

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[Grannn]

Great video. Also, the fact that Samantha is wearing her watch on her left hand and not her right (like some monsters do...) is a plus!

[sondersrn]

Thank you better than instructor I had 24 years ago .

[mymomsaccount]

WOW THANK you so much for this teaching channel I feel more confident on how I'm supposed to talk to my patients and what to do... Awesome! Im international nurse looking forward to working in America and your content allowed me to have a clue what and how do things thank you

[pkoiuso]

Great job! Eloquent, clear, engaging, fluid, concise, but all-inclusive. Bravo!

[OdesAngel]

brandon got the giggles when you were touching his feet.

[thomasduvauchelle]

Thank-you I am retired but like to keep updated new techniques. You did a wonderful job. Better than my training 50yrs ago.

[Zenfullvnn]

Awesome overall head -to -toe assessment .it was quick, thorough, and efficient. i will use this video for reference . I m starting nursing school next month and this came in handy !

[carleighrousseau]

Awesome video!! The “patients” face is killing me at 23:01 🤣🙏🏻

[EricKilpatrick]

Thank you! What a great refresher for a new nurse

[isabellasc]

What an excellent panorama of the clinical examination.

[srezvws]

thank you for showing throuh online because of this we can get more of idea how to work in hospital and how to save life

[srezvws]

i want to watch this channel during my vacant time

[tutatehaja]

Amazing video. Thank you so much for sharing ❤️ from New Zealand 🇳🇿

[samikandhro]

Such a wonderful lecture about the assessment of patients as a nurse. I really appreciate how you explain it all

[leentaleb]

How can i talk so confidently like this? No um's or confusions
I'm truly impressed

[wogwog]

great video but it would be helpful to see exactly where to put the stethiscope for each breath. thank you

[caribaez]

If we see any abnormalities, what do we do? Do we continue with the exam ? Do we tell the Doctor?

[Tom-ktlu]

Bloody hell, you’re good. Wish all my teachers were like you.

[R.k_Bsc_nursing_student]

Excellent video this video very helpful for us thank you (from India)🇮🇳

[srezvws]

this is very helpful of all he students throuhg online in youtube