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Comprehensive OASIS Head to Toe Assessment

A Step by Step Guide

Objectives

After completion of presentation, participants will be able to:

 Identify various techniques of a physical assessment:
observation, palpation, percussion and auscultation

 Use the identified techniques in performing a thorough physical
examination in the order in which they are performed

 Identify environmental factors that affect ability to perform
adequate assessment

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