In: Nursing
Answer:
Explanation: There are mainly 3 steps or methods of neck assesament as follows...
1. Inspection
2. Palpation
3. Auscultation
1. Inspection: Inspecting individual's neck without touching for knowing position, extension, movement or range of motion.
a. Examining the neck in non-aligned position.
b. Examining the neck during full extension to upper side.
c. Examining the neck for range of motion or movements during swallowing.
2. Palpation: It is the process of neck assessment done by touching individual's neck to feel any tumor or internal enlargement of any tissue.
a. Touching the occipital node
b. Touching the postauricular node
c. Touching the preauricular node
d. Touchinh the tonsilar node
e. Touching the submandibular node
f. Touching the submental node
g. Touching the superficial cervical node
h. Touching the posterior cervical node
i. Touching the deep cervical node
j. Touching the supraclavicular node
k. Touching the infraclavicular node
l. Touching the thyroid anterior surface
j. Touching the thyroid right and left posterior surfaces
3. Auscultation: It is the process of listening sound using stethoscope of the individual's neck.
a. Listening the sound of thyroid
• All above mentioned instructions are used to assess the neck of individuals.
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