Head-to-Toe Assessment
For this assignment, perform a complete head-to-toe assessment on someone of your choice or a hypothetical person who has at least two (2) systems issues. Use the head-to-toe template here to document your assessment (add more lines as needed). In a Microsoft Word document of 4-5 pages (in addition to the template) formatted in APA style, discuss the remaining criteria for the assignment.
In your paper, address each of the following criteria:
- – Use the template and include:
- – System being assessed.
- – Detailed review of each system with normal and abnormal findings.
- – For any system for which you do not have equipment, explain how you would do the assessment.
- – Normal laboratory findings for client age.
- – An analysis of age-specific risk reduction health screening and immunizations.
- – Two differential diagnoses (diseases) associated with possible abnormal findings.
- – A plan of care (including two priority-nursing diagnoses, interventions, evaluation).
- – Pharmacological treatments that can be used to address health issues for this client.
- – Client and age appropriate evidenced-based practice strategies for health promotion.
On a separate references page, cite all sources using APA format.
- Use this APA Citation Helper as a convenient reference for properly citing resources.
- This handout will provide you the details of formatting your essay using APA style.
- You may create your essay in this APA-formatted template.
