we will be having our return demonstartion regarding Physical Examination....

[ms.pebbles]

We will be having our return demonstration regarding Physical Examination this week..Ive already read everything but do I really have to memorize it? I guess nurses who do PE have a little note with them so they wont forget a thing.. I am kinda nervous on how i will do it... DO you have any tips for me? Anything...please help me.... :):):) And Thank YOu...:redbeathe

What I mean is that we will be showing to our CLinical Instructors on how we do Physical Examination( you know, the head-to-toe exam) and they will be grading us according to how we do it... Thats why im asking for tips on how to do it because PE is very long... :)

[roser13, ASN, RN]

I'm not familiar with demonstrating Physical Education???

Not sure what you mean.

[DroogieRN]

I broke it down by system/category and made an index card for each to study, and then I practiced on my family: neuro, CV, respiratory, GI, GU, integumentary, musculoskeletal, etc. It is long and seemed intimidating at first, but we did have to know it all. Breaking it down helped me a lot -- I scored 100%.

Best of luck!

[mikeicurn, ASN, RN]

I would imagine it is mostly up to what your clinical instructors want to see.

We got checked off on our skills in the lab, then could perform the skills in clinical.

We had to do it from memory, with nothing to assist us. My instructor tended to

go easy on you if it was obvious you knew what you were doing. In my case, I only

had to demonstrate one particular part of assessment, then they stopped me. When

demonstrating anything I "talk" through it stating what I am doing, and why I am

doing it. Then they know what I am doing, and that I know my stuff. Often times

they stopped me early and checked me off once I demonstrated proficiency. I have

seen others who did not say a word while demonstrating something, and they get

"grilled" with questions, and in one case I saw a girl reduced to tears during skill

check offs, because she felt like she was being asked too many questions.

Good luck!

[silverbells_star]

Yes, you really do need to memorize it. If the test is this week, you should be practicing every spare minute. When we had to do it I practiced it for weeks before the test. At our school it was very nerve wracking.

[charr-RN]

Yes, breaking it to every part is easier.From head to toe.

Just imagine yourself being examined in the clinic.You wanted to be checked every parts of your body.Important here is you need to talk, so you will not be grilled with questions.

It is also important that you practice this on whoever in your house,this way it become like normal to you.

You don't have to memorize,but picturing it on yourself being a patient, is what helped me a lot.

Good luck!

[j621d]

Grab a friend to practice on, and as others have said, be systematic - head to toe. the first few times you practice you may need some reminders, but then you will learn and it should go without a problem. I like the idea of talking out loud. It shows that you are confident in your work.

[fsutallyrn]

Practice, Practice, Practice is what it takes. It definitely helps to say everything out loud as you are performing the assessment as it reinforces the information. Like previous posts mentioned use the same head to toe format every time, eventually it will become like second nature. Good Luck, I'm sure you will do fine.