Golden Gate Colleges College of Nursing, Caregiving and Midwifery
Golden Gate Colleges College of Nursing, Caregiving and Midwifery
Golden Gate Colleges College of Nursing, Caregiving and Midwifery
PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT
VITAL SIGNS:
BP: 140/80mmHg PR: 100bpm RR: 19breaths per minute O2 SAT: 95-100% TEMP: 38.9 °C
I. General
POSTURE Relaxed Sitting position The Hand of patient is in the Abnormal due to acute pain
Abdomen
II. SKIN
AREA Normal findings Actual findings Analysis/ Rationale
COLOR Natural brown The skin is pale Abnormal due to vomiting and excess fluid
volume
MOISTURE Smooth and dry skin fold are Increased sweet on head Abnormal due to vomiting
normally
TEMPERATURE Warm The patient skin feel cool Abnormal due to vomiting
III. HEAD AND NECK
A. HEAD/SKULL
AREA Normal findings Actual Findings Analysis/Rationale
SIZE Symmetrical Symmetrical Normal
B. EYES
Normal findings Actual findings Analysis/Rationale
Visual acuity Able to see things Able to see the things Normal
Extraocular Both eyes are in good Both eyes are in good Normal
Movement coordination and position coordination and position
Visual Fields Both eyes can see the Botha eye can see objects Normal
objects
C. EARS
Normal Findings Actual findings Analysis/Rationale
Auricles Equal in size and level with Equal in size and level with Normal
one another one another
Ear canals and Has little cerumen and is Has little cerumen and is Normal
eardrums uniformly pink w/tiny hairs in uniformly pink w/tiny hairs in
outer third of canal outer third of canal
Hearing acuity Responds W/out excessive Responds W/out excessive Normal
request to have the request to have the
questions repeated questions repeated
Shape and contour Smooth and symmetrical Smooth and symmetrical Normal
Color Same skin color as the face Runny Rose Abnormal due to due to vomiting, water
also comes out
Presence of Absent mucosa is pink and Absent mucosa is pink and Normal
deformity/inflammatio moist w/out lesions moist w/out lesions
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Sinuses No tenderness No tenderness Normal
Buccal mucosa, Upper molars rest directly on Upper molars rest directly on Normal
gums, teeth the lower molars, upper the lower molars, upper
incisors slightly override the incisors slightly override the
lower incisors symmetrical lower incisors symmetrical
smile smile
Tongue and floor of Medium or dull red color Medium or dull red color Normal
mouth moist slightly rough on top moist slightly rough on top
surface and smooth along surface and smooth along
the lateral margins the lateral margins
Palate
Pharynx
F. NECK
Normal findings Actual findings Analysis/Rationale
Neck Muscles Breathing indicates that the Breathing indicates that the Normal
body is working harder than body is working harder than
usual to take in sufficient usual to take in sufficient
V. CARDIOVASCULAR
Normal findings Actual findings Analysis/Rationale
Heart sounds S1 & S2 heard, no S1 & S2 heard, no Normal
Murmurs Murmurs
VI. ABDOMEN
Normal findings Actual findings Analysis/Rationale
Posture Relaxed Sitting position The Hand of patient is in Abnormal due to acute abdominal pain
the Abdomen and have a
facial grimace in the pain
scale 9-10
Skin Same color as the rest of the Abnormal due to vomiting and excess fluid
body The skin of the patient is volume
pale
Umbilicus Flat / concave Flat / concave Normal
VII. MUSCULOSKELETAL
Normal Findings Actual findings Analysis/Rationale
Muscle size Equal Equal Normal