What This Document Is
This document presents objective data collected during an abdominal assessment, as completed within the Shadow Health platform for the NUR2214 Health and Illness Across the Lifespan course at Florida State College at Jacksonville. It details findings from inspection, auscultation, percussion, and palpation of the abdomen. This is a record of a student’s performance on a virtual clinical assignment.
Why This Document Matters
This record is intended for students who have completed the abdominal assessment simulation in Shadow Health. It’s used for self-evaluation and to understand areas needing improvement, particularly after receiving feedback from an instructor. It serves as a remediation or refresher tool to reinforce proper assessment techniques.
Common Limitations or Challenges
This document provides *results* of an assessment, not a guide on *how* to perform one. It doesn’t include foundational knowledge of abdominal anatomy, physiology, or pathology. It also doesn’t offer detailed explanations of why certain findings are significant.
What This Document Provides
The document includes a detailed breakdown of findings for: abdominal inspection (symmetry, contour, appearance), auscultation of bowel sounds and vascular structures, percussion (tympanic vs. dull areas, CVA tenderness), and palpation (tenderness, masses, liver/spleen/kidney detection). It indicates whether findings were normal or abnormal, and specifies locations of any identified issues. This preview shows a snapshot of the assessment results; the full document includes the complete transcript of the simulation and potential instructor feedback.
