Herzing Nursing Skills Checkoff Study

Practice the exact steps from your skill validation forms

Correct: 0

Missed: 0

Progress: 0/0

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Critical Items (Auto-Fail if Missed)

VS: Check armband (two identifiers)
VS: Determine appropriate arm for BP
VS: Ask patient typical BP
H2T: Check armband (two identifiers)
H2T: Assess orientation x4
H2T: Auscultate lungs ant. & post.
H2T: Auscultate heart (all 4 sites)
H2T: Auscultate abdomen FIRST

Pulse Force Scale (0-3+)

3+ = Full, bounding
2+ = Normal
1+ = Weak, thready
0 = Absent

Edema Scale (0-4+)

1+ = 2mm
2+ = 4mm
3+ = 6mm
4+ = 8mm

Muscle Strength (0-5)

5 = Normal
4 = Against resistance
3 = Against gravity
2 = Without gravity
1 = Flicker
0 = None

OPQRST

O = Onset
P = Provocation
Q = Quality
R = Radiation
S = Severity (0-10)
T = Timing

Heart Auscultation Sites

Aortic = 2nd ICS, RSB
Pulmonic = 2nd ICS, LSB
Tricuspid = 4th ICS, LSB
Mitral = 5th ICS, MCL

Lung Auscultation Points

Anterior: 6 points
Posterior: 8 points
Lateral: 2 points (each side)