NREMT Skillset/Vital Signs Assessment/Lung Auscultation Skill Sheet

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Parent	Vital Signs Assessment

FOOTHILL COLLEGE LUNG AUSCULTATION

Candidate Name: _________________________________________ Date: ______________________

Examiner Name and Signature: _________________________________________________________

Time Started: __________ Time Ended: __________ Points: _____/8 PASS/FAIL (Circle One)

	Points Possible	Points Awarded
ANTERIOR CHEST AUSCULTATION
Place diaphragm of stethoscope directly on patient’s skin over the auscultation site.	1
Auscultate 3 bilateral anterior fields: Apices - 1” below the clavicle at mid-clavicular line Mid-lung fields - 3rd - 4th intercostal spaces at the mid-clavicular line Bases - 6th intercostal space at the mid-axillary line	3
POSTERIOR CHEST AUSCULTATION
Place diaphragm of stethoscope directly on patient’s skin over the auscultation site.	1
Listen to a minimum of 3 bilateral posterior fields: Apices - located at the vertebral border at the level of T-3 Mid lung fields - located at the inferior angle of the scapula Bases - located 3 finger breadths below the inferior angle of the scapula at the level of the diaphragm (aprox. 10th rib)	3

Points Possible: 8 Total Points Awarded_______________

Critical Criteria

____ Failure to take appropriate PPE precautions

____ Failure to manage patient competently

____ Uses or directs an incorrect or dangerous intervention

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