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I. MENTAL STATUS
a. State of Mental
Consciousness

b. Orientation
a. Attention span
b. Ability to understand
II. STATUS OF SPECIAL SENSES
a. Auditory perception
b. Visual perception
c. Speech perception
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d. Tactile perception
e. Olfactory perception
II. MOTOR ABILITY
a. Current mobility
b. Posture
c. Range of Motion
d. Muscle and nervous
status

e. Loss of extremities
a. Ranges
V. RESPIRATORY STATUS

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a. Character
b. Use of respiratory aids
c. Interfere with
respiration

d. Abdominal respiratory
opening

. CIRCULATORY STATUS
a. Characteristics of
arterial pulse

b. Apical-radial pulse
c. Blood pressure
d. Pulse pressure
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e. Mean Arterial Pressure
f. Intravenous fluid
VII. NUTRITIONAL STATUS
a. Condition of buccal
cavity

b. Digestion of food
c. Weight
VIII. ELIMINATION STATUS
a. Bowel
b. Bladder
c. Abnormalities
IX. FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE STATUS
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a. Age of menarche
b. Patterns of menses
. STATUS OF SKIN AND APPENDAGES
a. Skin
b. Hair
c. Nails
XI, STATE OF PHYSICAL REST AND COMFORT
a. Sleep/rest pattern
b. Presence of discomfort
c. Use of supportive aids
XII. EMOTIONAL STATUS
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a. Emotional reaction
b. Body image
c. Ability to relate others
XIII. NURSING DIAGNOSIS