Inspection connotes various meaning, but when it comes to Nursing, it means another thing.
Inspection uses the senses of vision, smell and hearing to observe and detect any normal or abnormal findings when assessing the client physically. Inspection begings the moment you meet the client and continues throughout the examination. It precedes palpation ,percussion, and auscultation. Although most of the inspection involves the use of the sense only, a few body systems require the use of special equipment - ophthalmoscope for the eye inspection, otoscope for the ear inspection.
Inspection uses the senses of vision, smell and hearing to observe and detect any normal or abnormal findings when assessing the client physically. Inspection begings the moment you meet the client and continues throughout the examination. It precedes palpation ,percussion, and auscultation. Although most of the inspection involves the use of the sense only, a few body systems require the use of special equipment - ophthalmoscope for the eye inspection, otoscope for the ear inspection.
In inspection, you should make sure that the room is a comfortable place. A so cold
or so hot room can after the normal behavior of the client and the appearance
of the client’s skin. It is best to use good lighting, preferably sunlight. Fluorescent lights
can alter the true color of the skin. Abnormalities during inspection may be
overlooked with dim lighting. Look to observe before touching. Touch can alter appearance
and distract you from a complete, focused observation. It is always best to expose the body part you are inspecting while
draping the rest of the client as appropriately. During inspection, you should note for color, patterns, size, location, consistency, symmetry, movement,
behavior, odors, or sounds. You should compare the appearance of symmetric body parts like the eyes, ears, nose, etc. or both sides of any individual body part.
Inspection is the first vital assessment that you can do to your patient as you go along with the next processes (palpation, percussion and auscultation). It is very important to correctly inspect the patient because if when you do mistakes in this process, you will really have a hard time going on the next process. 









