A 21-year-old male client is admitted to the Emergency Department complaining of a left temporal headache after hitting his head on a pole, in a skateboarding accident. He was wearing a helmet. His head is tilted towards the left. He also states that he hurt his jaw during the accident. The following questions will assist the nursing student in this assessment. 1. How will you inspect the client's skull? 2. How well you conduct the inspection of the temporomandibular joint and its range of motion (ROM)?
A 21-year-old male client is admitted to the Emergency Department complaining of a left temporal headache after hitting his head on a pole, in a skateboarding accident. He was wearing a helmet. His head is tilted towards the left. He also states that he hurt his jaw during the accident. The following questions will assist the nursing student in this assessment. 1. How will you inspect the client's skull? 2. How well you conduct the inspection of the temporomandibular joint and its range of motion (ROM)?
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A 21-year-old male client is admitted to the Emergency Department complaining of a left temporal headache after hitting his head on a pole, in a skateboarding accident. He was wearing a helmet. His head is tilted towards the left. He also states that he hurt his jaw during the accident.
The following questions will assist the nursing student in this assessment.
1. How will you inspect the client's skull?
2. How well you conduct the inspection of the temporomandibular joint and its range of motion (ROM)?
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