âExplosiveâ seemed to be a common theme on the menu where they basically inject some form of cream into a hard cracker pillow. I suppose the explosion is the point when you bite into the pillow and the cream gushes out. This concept didnât really click until I bit into it and said explosion happened.
The nursing health assessment is an incredibly valuable tool nurses have in their arsenal of skills. A. thorough and skilled assessment allows you, the nurse, to obtain descriptions about your patientâs. symptoms, how the symptoms developed, and a process to discover any associated physical findings.
Focused History and Physical Exam (Secondary Survey) A focused history and physical exam should be performed after the initial assessment. It is assumed that the life-threatening problems have been found and corrected. If you have a patient with a life-threatening problem that requires intervention (i.e. CPR) you may not get to this component. The main purpose of the focused history and physical is to discover and care for a patient's specific injuries or medical problems. Focused History and Physical Exam The focused history and physical exam includes a physical examination that focuses on a specific injury or medical complaint, or it may be a rapid examination of the entire body.