Nurse Key

Examination of the female genitalia is typically performed when a patient presents with a specific concern, as part of the newborn examination, for the sexually active adolescent, or as part…

The nervous system, with its central and peripheral divisions, maintains and controls all body functions by its voluntary and autonomic responses. The evaluation of motor, sensory, autonomic, cognitive, and behavioral…

Examination of the male genitalia is typically performed when a patient presents with a specific concern, as part of the newborn examination, or as part of an overall child or…

The abdominal examination is performed as part of the comprehensive physical examination or when a patient presents with signs or symptoms of an abdominal disease process. It involves the core…

The breast examination is typically performed when a patient presents with a specific breast concern, as a follow-up to an abnormal examination or increased risk for breast cancer, or as…

This chapter asks that you integrate all you have learned about interviewing, building a history, and performing the physical examination. It offers a suggested approach and sequence for performing all…

The comprehensive eye examination involves a series of tests evaluating vision as well as the general health of the eyes and includes screening for ophthalmologic diseases or ocular manifestation of…

Examination of the anus and rectum may be performed as part of a routine health visit. In patients with a prostate, examination may include the prostate. Examination of these structures…

The main heart function is to circulate blood through the body and lungs in two separate circulations (one circuit being the body, the second being the lungs). The heart lies…

An emergency situation, whether it is unresponsiveness, an acute medical condition, drug intoxication, or trauma, requires a change in the usual sequence of history taking and examination. Life-threatening conditions, such…