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Health Assessment
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2. Inspect eyelashes for evenness of capillaries sometimes evident
distribution and direction of curl. sclera appears white (darker or yellowish
Normal Findings: and with small brown macules in dark-
skinned clients)
equally distributed
curled slightly outward Deviations:
opaque
surface not smooth (trauma or abrasion)
arcus senilis in clients under age 40
black in color
equal in size
normally 3 to 7 mm in diameter, round,
smooth border
iris flat and round
Deviations:
cloudiness
mydriasis
miosis
anisocoria
bulging of the iris toward the cornea
EARS AND HEARING Normal:
Introduce yourself mobile, firm, and non-tender
Verify the client’s identity pinna recoils after it is folded
Explain the procedure and its purpose
Deviations:
Discuss how the result will be used
Hand hygiene lesions
Provide privacy flaky, scaly skin
Ask the patient to empty the bladder tenderness when moved or pressed
Get vital signs (indicate inflammation or infection of
external ear)
mucosa pink
clear, watery discharge
no lesions