How not to barf during assessment

BoonersmomRN · Sep 17, 2006

It's going to be OK. NO ONE is a percuss expert in the 1rst semester. Heck, a lot of NURSES aren't great at percussing ( or dr's). It's an art. In 1rst semeester I am guessing tha they want to see that you can do it, in the right order, in the right areas, not diagnose an enlarged liver ykwim?

I ALWAYS got and STILL get a horrible upset stomach for skills testing. Last week for trach suctioning I was so nervous I almost smacked the mannequin across the face w/ the catheter. Nerves suck BUT they DO make us think about what we are doing.

Good luck!

augigi, CNS · Sep 17, 2006

PS: I've been an ICU nurse for almost 10 years, and probably need percussion skills once a year, if that.

c_loveya · Sep 17, 2006

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mysterious_one, ASN, RN · Sep 17, 2006

hi , we got check offs for assessments on thursday,:uhoh21:

our instructor told us to remember " I Love Pizza And Bear Before Breakfast"

I = Identification of client

L= Level of Orientation x 3

P= Appical Pulse

A= And S 1 and S 2

B= Breathing

B= Bowls

B= Bladder

those are the most important ones to remember , if we miss those, we fail the assesment. The other things, she told us, when we come in, to write down all the bodysystems on a sheet of paper, where we then can put our notes that we assessed. That way , you remember to check them all and you have your notes for the documentation.( We get a 100 points total and have to have 78 to pass). OF course you can't have anything on the paper before you come in. And you might want to practice so you can finish all this in the 15 min , that we have. Good luck everyone.