A thorough assessment of the abdomen provides valuable information regarding the function of a patient’s gastrointestinal (GI) and genitourinary (GU) systems. Understanding how to properly assess the abdomen and recognizing both normal and abnormal assessment findings will allow the nurse to provide high-quality care to the patient.

2024年5月25日 · Following a quick assessment, the abdominal examination consists of 4 basic components—inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation. Inspection of the abdomen: The general examination of the abdomen begins with the patient in a completely supine position.

Auscultation of the abdomen is performed for detection of altered bowel sounds, rubs, or vascular bruits. Normal peristalsis creates bowel sounds that may be altered or absent by disease. Irritation of serosal surfaces may produce a sound (rub) as an organ moves against the serosal surface.

Abdominal exam techniques compliment each other!

2024年10月9日 · An abdominal assessment is a systematic examination of the client’s abdomen conducted to gather information about the health of the abdominal organs. It helps identify any abnormalities, pain, or changes in the digestive system. What is the correct order of steps for an abdominal nursing assessment? Note: The assessment order for abdominal ...

What do you need to know about inspection, auscultation, percussion, and palpation of the abdomen? In this article, I'll help you make sense of abdominal assessment. Inspection. First, take a look at the abdomen. You do most of the exam standing to the right of your supine patient.

2010年9月30日 · Abdominal examination frequently appears in OSCEs and you’ll be expected to pick up the relevant clinical signs using your examination skills. This abdominal examination OSCE guide provides a clear step-by-step approach to examining the gastrointestinal system, with an included video demonstration.

Understanding how to properly assess the abdomen and recognizing both normal and abnormal assessment findings will allow the nurse to provide high-quality care to the patient. This unit discusses how to complete a comprehensive abdominal assessment using …