A client is admitted to the healthcare facility for shortness of breath. The nurse is completing the initial physical examination of the client. Which is the best appropriate initial physical examination of this client by the nurse?
A) Head to toe examination
B) Body system review
C) Focused physical examination
D) Observation and inspection
C
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A focused physical examination involving an examination of the respiratory system is an appropriate format of physical examination for this client. The most common format for a general physical examination is the head-to-toe examination. It begins with a general appearance examination, moves to the head, proceeds to the neck, chest, breasts, abdomen, arms, legs, back, and perineum. Body system review is a method of physical examination of the body that focuses on all the body systems. Observation and inspection are two techniques, not formats, used for physical examination of a client.
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