Real Nursing Skills 2.0

1. General Survey, History, and Techniques

a. General Survey

i. Considerations: Hand Hygiene

b. Taking a History

c. Focused Assessment

d. Assessment Techniques

e. Height and Weight Measurements

f. Pain Assessment

g. Nutrition 

2. Vital Signs (Adult)

i. Considerations: Orthostatic Blood Pressure

ii. Considerations: Thigh Measurement

3. Vital Signs and Measurements (Pediatric)

a. Vital Signs and Measurements for an Infant

i. Considerations: Tympanic Temperature

b. Vital Signs and Measurements for a Child

i. Considerations: Oral Temperature

ii. Considerations: Axillary Temperature 

4. Skin, Head, Neck, Eyes, Ears, Mouth, Throat

a. Skin

i. Considerations: Body Piercings

b. Hair

c. Nails

d. Head, Neck, and Regional Lymphatics

e. Eyes and Vision

i. Considerations: Snellen Eye Chart

f. Ears and Hearing

i. Considerations: Positioning Child for Otoscopic Examination

ii. Considerations: Audiometer & Tympanometry

g. Nose, Mouth, and Throat 

5. Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Peripheral Vascular, Breasts

a. Lungs and Respiratory System

i. Considerations: Pulse Oximetry

b. Heart and Cardiovascular System

c. Peripheral Vascular System

i. Considerations: Peripheral Pulse Assessment

ii. Considerations: Carotid Artery Assessment

d. Breasts and Regional Lymphatics

i. Considerations: Female Breast Self-Examination

ii. Considerations: Male Breast Examination 

6. Abdomen, Musculoskeletal, Neurological

a. Abdomen and Gastrointestinal System

b. Musculoskeletal System

i. Considerations: Finding Fluid in the Knee

c. Neurological System 

7. Genitalia, Rectal

a. Female Genitalia

b. Male Genitalia

i. Considerations: Testicular Self-Examination

c. Anus, Rectum, and Prostate 

8. Head-to-Toe Examination

a. Considerations: Older Adult