I'm not exactly sure that you all can use this site, but I will post it here because some of you will be taking a physical examination class separately from your nursing classes. Others will have a physical examination class as part of their nursing classes. In any case, I found this site while I was surfing the net this evening and although it is for medical students it is just as useful for nursing students who are learning to do physical assessments on patients. Hope you find it helpful.
http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/meded/medicine/pulmonar/pd/contents.htm - the physical exam - this site is set up for medical students, but nursing students can learn from it as well. This link takes you to a page of links to the various parts of the body to be examined. When you link into a body part you will find an explanation of the method to examine that site and what is normal, a button at the bottom labeled "Abnormal" will bring up information about abnormal findings during examination of that site. Highlighted links within the abnormal sections brings up photographs of various abnormal conditions. The "Knowledge" button gives you a little outline breakdown of the pathophysiology going on. A fourth button, "Self Eval" is a list of test questions—remember these are designed for medical students, so don't feel badly if you miss a few. This is from Loyola University Medical School.
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