The Rapid Head to Toe Assessment Song

This one goes out to all you nursing students out there...

Greet the patient, wash my hands
Provide for privacy, raise the bed
Alert and oriented times three
Then respiratory is what we need
Six anterior, eight in the back
Two lateral, grips and pushes don't forget that
Get the AP, radial, capillary refill
Skin turgor
abdomen, look, listen, feel
Next come the legs, oh they're the best!
Dorsalis pedis foot pushes
Edema, pitting, temp...

Sorry it's taken me so long to post. Here are the chords. Am7, E6, D7, Dm7

Enjoy!

Category:

Education

Tags:

• nursing
• rapid
• assessment
• school

[life6391]

missed heart and bowel sounds...other than that loved it..

[z0mbieninja]

@life6391 Well, it is rapid after all...

[z0mbieninja]

@life6391 And bowel sounds are included in the abdomen look, listen, feel part. I just included the AP in the heart sounds because of the rapid nature of the assessment. :)

[gatemarzipan]

This is great! do you still have the chords for it? I'd love to learn it! :D If I play it myself I'll remember it better.

[z0mbieninja]

I'll try to figure them out for you. I don't know how to write them except on tabs. It's super easy, but I just don't know how I should represent it to you. I will get back to you soon.

[z0mbieninja]

@gatemarzipan I'm a horrible person. Here are the chords... Am7, E6, D7, Dm7 I'm sorry it took so long!

[nokomarie1963]

Sounds fine, did I miss BP? Usually for me it's orientation and visual focus, then BP which includes peripheral pulse, respiration rate, heart rhythm, skin turgor and a thermometer in the mouth noting dental hygiene and general state of the mouth and teeth. Lung sounds next with apical pulse, then bowel, check the legs and feet for care pedal pulse and CSM and that's a fair quickie.

[deemoney4lifebitch]

PERRLA?



[Healer97045]

I really loved this. You should consider making a CD

[tyana1980]

he said look listen feel and he said AP. That is your abdominal sounds and AP is your heart.

[lovelyaley]

no heart sounds? could be the most important part of assessment, especially in older patients!

[gatemarzipan]

@z0mbieninja lol thanks!!!

I've mostly got it down now...but this'll still help. :P