Focused Abdominal Physical Assessment Head-to-Toe
Channel: Nursing School Explained
Date: 2022-02-21

Physical assessment is the baseline of everything we do in nursing and is the first step in the nursing process.This video includes the demonstration of a focused abdominal assessment in a head-to-toe fashion. It emphasizes the order of inspection, auscultation, percussion, and palpation. 

You may also find these other videos in my the PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT PLAYLIST of my channel Nursing School explained helpful:

Head-to-toe vs. Focused Assessment:
https://youtu.be/2Cy0MmtS_pk

Focused Respiratory Assessment:
https://youtu.be/8dAKVNaL6ak

Tactile Fremitus, Egophony, Bronchophony & Whispered Pectoriloquy:
https://youtu.be/wb15Dex0EFI

Focused Cardiovascular Assessment:
https://youtu.be/qFTuK_rscyY

Focused Abdominal Assessment:
https://youtu.be/oDKUEcsY-4I

Focused Neurologic Assessment:
https://youtu.be/MR_sTmL6NkA

Cranial Nerve Assessment:
https://youtu.be/DkjKVvfv6aQ

Peripheral Neurologic Assessment:
https://youtu.be/x92L99n_1TQ

Focused Musculoskeletal Assessment:
https://youtu.be/6y8Y3zS8QMQ

CLINICAL SKILLS playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGq925lbJaozgQHW5_oMyktu_3Ie1YADB

Donning Sterile Gloves:
https://youtu.be/3KGCRdpr8dI

Catheterization of a male patient:
https://youtu.be/EiEQ-iBGIeg

Catheterization of a female patient:
https://youtu.be/nZZKI_VFMGo

Sterile Dressing Change:
https://youtu.be/CYnuSpvP8RI

Removal of an Indwelling Urinary Catheter:
https://youtu.be/Gu2QKkhXS2k

Nasogastric (NG) Tube Insertion:
https://youtu.be/o6OrguCbebE

Application of Steri Strips:
https://youtu.be/Y3jpfpmoKzc

How to correctly measure Blood Pressure:
https://youtu.be/puNIWNdhLEs