Lung auscultation checklist

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Lung auscultation checklist

Lung auscultation checklist. Evaluation checklist for assessing the practical skills (abilities) of an employee during lung auscultation. This checklist will allow you to check the quality of the procedure and interaction with the patient.

Items

A task:

Establish contact with the patient: say hello, introduce yourself, define your role

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Ask the patient to introduce themselves

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Verify full name patient with medical records

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Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Inform the patient about the appointment of a paramedic

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Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Make sure that the patient has voluntary informed consent for the upcoming procedure.

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Offer or help the patient to take a comfortable position while sitting in a chair, standing or lying on their back

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Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Make sure the phonendoscope is in working position

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Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Treat olives and phonendoscope membrane with an antiseptic napkin

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Ask the patient to remove clothing from the chest

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Invite the patient to stand or sit with arms down along the torso

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Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Asking the patient to breathe evenly through the nose during the examination

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Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Treat hands with a hygienic skin antiseptic

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Stand to the side or front of the patient

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Insert the olives of the phonendoscope into the external auditory canals

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Insert the olives of the stethoscope into the external auditory canals

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Place the membrane of the stethophonendoscope in symmetrical areas in front of the right and left half of the chest at the points of comparative percussion in the sequence:

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

into the supraclavicular fossa

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

into the subclavian fossa

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

in the 1st intercostal space (subclavian region) along the midclavicular line on the right and left

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

in the 2nd intercostal space along the midclavicular line on the right and left

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

in the 3rd, 4th and 5th intercostal space along the mid-clavicular line on the right

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Invite the patient to raise and fold their hands at the back of the head or in front of them

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Place the phonendoscope membrane in symmetrical areas at the points of comparative percussion on the right and left in the sequence:

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

in the 4th and 5th intercostal space along the antero-axillary line on the right and left

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

in the 4th and 5th intercostal space along the mid-axillary line (in the axillary fossa) on the right and left

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Ask the patient to lower their hands

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Stand behind the patient

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Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Ask the patient to lean forward, cross their arms over their chest, placing their palms on their shoulders

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Place the phonendoscope membrane in symmetrical areas behind the right and left half of the chest at the points of comparative percussion in the sequence:

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

in the suprascapular region on the right and left

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

in the interscapular region in the 6th intercostal space on the left and right

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

in the interscapular region in the 7th intercostal space on the left and right

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

in the 8th intercostal space along the paravertebral line on the left and right

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

in the 8th intercostal space along the scapular line on the left and right

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

in the 8th intercostal space along the posterior axillary line on the left and right

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

in the 9th intercostal space along the paravertebral line on the left and right

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

in the 9th intercostal space along the scapular line on the left and right

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

in the 9th intercostal space along the posterior axillary line on the left and right

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Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Ask the patient to lower their hands

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Inform the patient that the examination is complete and that they can dress

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Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Ask the patient about his health and sensations

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Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Say goodbye to the patient

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Open the package with an antiseptic napkin and remove it from the package

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Place the wipes package in a class A medical waste container

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Treat (wipe) the olives and the phonendoscope membrane with an antiseptic napkin

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Place the used napkin in a class B medical waste container

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Treat hands with a hygienic skin antiseptic

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily

A task:

Make a note of the examination result in the patient's medical record (form 003 / y)

Report type:

Report without materials

Execution frequency:

Daily