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| Health Assessment involves |
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| systematic method of collecting data. collects health data from patient and compares to good health taking in the client's age, gender, culture, ethnicity, and physical, psychological, and socioeconomic status. |
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| Components of health assessment |
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| conducting a health history (subjective data), performing a physical examination ( objective data), and documenting it |
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| signs that are observed, felt, heard, or measured |
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| symptoms that the client or family member tells nurse |
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| Components of the nursing process |
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| assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation |
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| What is the first and foundational step of the nursing process? |
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| be recorded accurately, concisely, legibly, and without bias or opinion |
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| Types of Health Assessment |
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| Comprehensive, Problem based-focused, Episodic-follow up, Screening |
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| involves a detailed history and physical examination at the onset of care. Ex. Admission to hospital, long-term facility |
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| Problem based/focused Assessment |
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| involves a history and examination that is limited to a specific problem or complaint. ex: emergency room |
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| Episodic/follow-up Assessment |
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| usually done when a client is following up with doc on a previous identified problem |
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| short, usually inexpensive exam focused on disease detection. Ex: blood pressure screening or physical |
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| Why would a nurse cluster data? |
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| To organize it and make it the problems appear more clearly |
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| North American Nursing Diagnosis Association |
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| NANDA Taxonomy II Domains |
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| Health promotion, Nutrition, Elimination/ Exchange, Activity/Rest, Perception/Cognition, Self-perception, Role Relationship, Sexuality, Coping/Stress Tolerance, Life Principles, Safety/Protection, Comfort, Growth/Development |
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| Central component of nursing; behavior motivated by the desire to increase well-being and actualize human health potential |
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Health People : Understanding and Improving Health
2 goals? |
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| 1. increase the years of healthy life. 2. eliminate healthcare disparities |
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| Levels of Health Promotion |
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| Primary, Secondary, Tertiary |
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| prevent a disease from developing through the promotion of a healthy lifestyle |
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| screening efforts to promote early detection of disease |
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| minimizing the disability from acute or chronic disease or injury and helping the client to maximize his or her health |
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