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| Goals of American Nurses Association (ANA) |
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1. To promote health
2. To prevent illness
3. To treat human responses to health or illness
4. To advocate for individuals, families, comunities, and populations |
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| "gathering information about the health status of the patient, analyzing and synthesizing that data, making judgements about nursing interventions based on findings, and evaluating patient care outcomes" |
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| Purpose of health assessment |
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gain insight into current problem
establish a database or baseline from which subsequent assessments can be measured |
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| health assessment includes |
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health history
physical assessment |
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| nursing process begins with... |
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| a complete and accurate health assessment |
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| role of nurses is to fulfill this acheivement |
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| two models nurses use to promote optimal wellness: |
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Health Belief Model (rosenestock & kirsch)
Health promotion model (pender) |
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| parts of the nursing process |
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assessing
diagnosing
planning
intervening
evaluating
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| 3 types of nursing assessments |
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emergency assessment-during life-threatning emergency
comprehnsive- done annually
focused- based on pt issues |
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varies with pts needs, purpose of data collection, patients needs, and health care setting
long term care facility vs. intensive care setting vs. outpatient setting vs. focused assesment following treatment |
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| components of the health assessment |
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purpose
health history- subjective data, therapeudic dialogue
physical assessment- objective data |
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| documentation and communication |
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documentation is essential for legal and communication reasons
HIPAA
communication and confidentiality |
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1. Functional assessment- focuses on the functional patterns that all humans share
2. head- to - toe assessment- mst organized
3. body systems approach- promotes critical thinking |
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