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How do you describe skin assessment?

A SKIN ASSESSMENT captures the patients general physical condition, based on careful inspection and palpation of the skin and documentation of your findings.

What are the 5 elements of skin assessment?

Usual practice includes assessing the following five parameters: Temperature. Color. Moisture level. Turgor. Skin integrity (skin intact or presence of open areas, rashes, etc.).

How to describe skin medically?

The skin is considered to have three parts: the outer epidermis, middle dermis and deep subcutaneous tissue. There is a basement membrane that separates the epidermis from the dermis and acts as a communication channel between the two layers.

What are the normal findings in skin assessment?

Normal findings might be documented as: Skin temperature is warm and equal bilaterally on arms and legs. Skin is smooth with no perspiration and no lesions. Good skin turgor. Limb circumference is equal bilaterally with no edema.

What are the 5 Ps of skin assessment?

The assessment should take into account any pain or discomfort reported by the patient and the skin should be checked for: skin integrity in areas of pressure. colour changes or discoloration. variations in heat, firmness and moisture (for example, because of incontinence, oedema, dry or inflamed skin).

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