Health Assessment

Vital Signs & Pain Assessment (7)

Health Assessment, part 10: Pain Assessment - LevelUpRN

Health Assessment, part 10: Pain Assessment

Meris Shuwarger

The different components of a pain assessment, and covers several different pain scales (e.g., CRIES, FLACC, FACES, Oucher, numeric)

Health Assessment, part 10: Pain Assessment

Meris Shuwarger

The different components of a pain assessment, and covers several different pain scales (e.g., CRIES, FLACC, FACES, Oucher, numeric)

Health Assessment, part 9: Orthostatic Vital Signs - LevelUpRN

Health Assessment, part 9: Orthostatic Vital Signs

Meris Shuwarger

When and how to assess orthostatic vital signs, orthostatic hypotension criteria, and important patient teaching

Health Assessment, part 9: Orthostatic Vital Signs

Meris Shuwarger

When and how to assess orthostatic vital signs, orthostatic hypotension criteria, and important patient teaching

Health Assessment, part 8: Assessing Blood Pressure - LevelUpRN

Health Assessment, part 8: Assessing Blood Pressure

Meris Shuwarger BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN

The assessment technique when obtaining a patient's blood pressure, along with the expected blood pressure ranges by age, and levels of hypertension for adults

Health Assessment, part 8: Assessing Blood Pressure

Meris Shuwarger BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN

The assessment technique when obtaining a patient's blood pressure, along with the expected blood pressure ranges by age, and levels of hypertension for adults

Health Assessment, part 7: Assessing Oxygen Saturation - LevelUpRN

Health Assessment, part 7: Assessing Oxygen Saturation

Meris Shuwarger

How to assess your patient's oxygen saturation, the expected oxygen saturation range, and nursing considerations when obtaining this vital sign.

Health Assessment, part 7: Assessing Oxygen Saturation

Meris Shuwarger

How to assess your patient's oxygen saturation, the expected oxygen saturation range, and nursing considerations when obtaining this vital sign.

Health Assessment, part 6: Assessing Respirations - LevelUpRN

Health Assessment, part 6: Assessing Respirations

Meris Shuwarger

The assessment components and technique of obtaining your patient's respirations, along with expected findings (e.g., expected respiratory rate ranges, depth, rhythm, and effort), and unexpected findings (e.g., tachypnea, bradypnea, hyperventilation,...

Health Assessment, part 6: Assessing Respirations

Meris Shuwarger

The assessment components and technique of obtaining your patient's respirations, along with expected findings (e.g., expected respiratory rate ranges, depth, rhythm, and effort), and unexpected findings (e.g., tachypnea, bradypnea, hyperventilation,...

Health Assessment, part 5: Assessing Pulse - LevelUpRN

Health Assessment, part 5: Assessing Pulse

Meris Shuwarger

What and how to assess when obtaining a patient's pulse, along with the expected findings (e.g., expected ranges, regularity, strength, and equality) and unexpected findings (e.g., bradycardia, irregular pulses, pulsus...

Health Assessment, part 5: Assessing Pulse

Meris Shuwarger

What and how to assess when obtaining a patient's pulse, along with the expected findings (e.g., expected ranges, regularity, strength, and equality) and unexpected findings (e.g., bradycardia, irregular pulses, pulsus...

Health Assessment, part 4: Assessing Temperature - LevelUpRN

Health Assessment, part 4: Assessing Temperature

Meris Shuwarger BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN

How to assess temperature (e.g., oral, temporal, tympanic, axillary, and rectal), the expected temperature ranges for adults, children, and infants, and nursing considerations when taking a patient's temperature.

Health Assessment, part 4: Assessing Temperature

Meris Shuwarger BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN

How to assess temperature (e.g., oral, temporal, tympanic, axillary, and rectal), the expected temperature ranges for adults, children, and infants, and nursing considerations when taking a patient's temperature.