Nursing Project

Head-to-Toe Assessment

For this assignment, perform a complete head-to-toe assessment on someone of your choice or a hypothetical person who has at least two (2) systems issues. Use the head-to-toe template here to document your assessment (add more lines as needed). In a Microsoft Word document of 4-5 pages (in addition to the template) formatted in APA style, discuss the remaining criteria for the assignment.

In your paper, address each of the following criteria:

• - Use the template and include:
  • - System being assessed.
  • - Detailed review of each system with normal and abnormal findings.
  • - For any system for which you do not have equipment, explain how you would do the assessment.
  • - Normal laboratory findings for client age.
• - An analysis of age-specific risk reduction health screening and immunizations.
• - Two differential diagnoses (diseases) associated with possible abnormal findings.
• - A plan of care (including two priority-nursing diagnoses, interventions, evaluation).
• - Pharmacological treatments that can be used to address health issues for this client.
• - Client and age appropriate evidenced-based practice strategies for health promotion.

On a separate references page, cite all sources using APA format.

• Use this APA Citation Helper as a convenient reference for properly citing resources.
• This handout will provide you the details of formatting your essay using APA style.
• You may create your essay in this APA-formatted template.