ASSESSING THE HEAD, EYES, EARS, NOSE, AND THROAT

            Nurses conducting assessments of the ears, nose, and throat must be able to identify the small differences between life-threatening conditions and benign ones. For instance, if a patient with a sore throat and a runny nose...

Documentation of an Assessment of the Head, Ears, and Eyes

96 year old female in an assistive living facility comes to the nursing station and is C/O pain. She states increased pain in her right ear and decreased hearing. She denies ear discharge. She endorses vertigo for 7 months that is precipitated by sudden changes in...