What type of assessment is the nurse performing when beginning the assessment at the head and progressing down to the lower extremities?
A) Focused assessment
B) Head-to-toe assessment
C) Total body assessment
D) Systems method
B
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A head-to-toe assessment begins at the top of the body and progresses downward. A focused assessment focuses on a part of the body that is the primary site of problem such as a respiratory assessment for a cough. The total body assessment has no direction for an assessment and can be done in any order. A systems method approaches the examination by assessing each body system separately.
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