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What is one primary purpose of health assessment?
What is one primary purpose of health assessment?
Which type of assessment is performed within a specified time after admission to a hospital?
Which type of assessment is performed within a specified time after admission to a hospital?
What is the purpose of a focused assessment?
What is the purpose of a focused assessment?
What does a time-lapsed assessment compare?
What does a time-lapsed assessment compare?
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Which of the following is NOT a method of assessment?
Which of the following is NOT a method of assessment?
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During which type of assessment is rapid evaluation critical to life-saving?
During which type of assessment is rapid evaluation critical to life-saving?
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Observing during a health assessment involves using which of the following?
Observing during a health assessment involves using which of the following?
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What is a common characteristic of interviewing in health assessments?
What is a common characteristic of interviewing in health assessments?
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Study Notes
Overview of Health Assessment
- Health assessment is a crucial nursing function, forming the basis for high-quality care and interventions.
Purposes of Health Assessment
- Establish a database of a client's normal abilities, risk factors, and current functional alterations.
- Develop strategies to maintain positive health habits, prevent issues, and address existing health problems.
- Understand the client holistically.
- Create a problem statement, such as a nursing diagnosis.
- Gather data on the client's health status (subjective and objective).
- Identify deviations from normal health.
- Identify actual health problems.
- Build rapport with the client and family.
Types of Health Assessment
- Initial Assessment: Typically performed by a physician or admitting nurse soon after admission, reviewing patient history, previous medical issues, social history, and other relevant details. This often includes a nursing admission assessment.
- Focused Assessment: A focused examination of a specific problem or illness, often based on the patient's symptoms. Specialists may be consulted if needed. Examples include hourly assessments of fluid intake and output.
- Time-lapsed Assessment: An assessment conducted several days after an initial assessment to compare the current status to baseline data previously gathered. This can be used to monitor changes in the patient's condition.
- Emergency Assessment: A life-saving assessment performed to address immediate, life-threatening issues, such as identifying airway, breathing, and circulation problems, during a cardiac arrest.
Methods of Assessment
- Observing: A deliberate and organized process using the senses (sight, smell, hearing, touch).
- Interviewing: A planned communication process with a specific purpose, such as taking a patient history.
- Examining: A systematic method of collecting information and using observational skills to identify potential health problems. Assessment can involve inspection, auscultation, palpation, and percussion.
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This quiz explores the critical components of health assessment as a vital nursing function. Understand the purposes, types, and significance of conducting comprehensive health evaluations for effective patient care. Test your knowledge on how health assessments contribute to nursing diagnoses and patient rapport.
