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Adult Nursing Assessment Checklist

by Sashah Rajkumar, from the Community

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This adult nursing assessment template supports comprehensive patient evaluations across key systems. It guides auditors and nurses through general observations and detailed neurological checks, including cranial nerves and Glasgow Coma Scale, plus NIH Stroke Scale and Modified Rankin scoring. It covers respiratory assessment with breath sounds, thorax and lung inspection, and cardiovascular assessment with inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation. Peripheral vascular checks include edema and capillary refill. Additional sections address head and neck, integumentary skin assessments with Braden Scale concepts, musculoskeletal mobility and strength, abdominal examination, genitourinary and reproductive findings, and psychosocial status. Fields are provided for identifiers, shift details and signatures to ensure accurate documentation and validation within required timeframes.

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