NUR 103 Health
Assessment
Module D: Physical
Assessment of the Head,
Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat
(HEENT)
,Physical Assessment of the Head and Neck
Interview Data (Subjective )
• History of:
– Headaches
– Head injury
– Dizziness
– Neck pain
– Lumps or swelling
– Head or neck surgery
, Physical Assessment of the Head and
Neck Physical Data (Objective )
• HEAD
– Size and Shape
– Temporal Area
– Facial Structures
• NECK
– Symmetry
– Range of motion
– Lymph nodes (posterior auricular, prearticular, occipital,
jugulodigastric, superficial cervical, posterior cervical,
deep cervical, supraclavicular, submandibular,
submental)
– Trachea
– Thyroid gland
Assessment
Module D: Physical
Assessment of the Head,
Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat
(HEENT)
,Physical Assessment of the Head and Neck
Interview Data (Subjective )
• History of:
– Headaches
– Head injury
– Dizziness
– Neck pain
– Lumps or swelling
– Head or neck surgery
, Physical Assessment of the Head and
Neck Physical Data (Objective )
• HEAD
– Size and Shape
– Temporal Area
– Facial Structures
• NECK
– Symmetry
– Range of motion
– Lymph nodes (posterior auricular, prearticular, occipital,
jugulodigastric, superficial cervical, posterior cervical,
deep cervical, supraclavicular, submandibular,
submental)
– Trachea
– Thyroid gland
