Nursing Health Assessment

CLOSED-ENDED QUESTIONS

To clarify or obtain more accurate information

Own feelings and anxieties

<p>Specific equipment for thoracic &amp; lung examination</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To prevent the transmission of infectious agents</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Discard the pin and use a new one for the next client</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A. The strengths of the clients in promoting health. B. Client’s needs and clinical problems. C. Responses of each person to health problems and intervention.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Assessment is a part of each activity the nurse does for and with the patient.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>a. Acute care setting b. Clinic or outpatient office c. School d. Long-term care facility e. Home</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Critical thinking and clinical decision making - uses knowledge and experience.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Scientific methods, experience, and intuition (with experience).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Assessment is doing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Assessment is feeling trust and mutual respect.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By being responsible and accountable for their practice.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Client's perceived needs, health problems related experience, health practices values, and lifestyles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Allows to feel very deep organs or structures covered by thick muscle</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Use two hands, placing one on each side of the body part being palpated</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Eliciting pain, determining location, size, shape, density, and detecting abnormal masses</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Direct, blunt, indirect/mediate</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Withdraw finger immediately to avoid damping the tone</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Listening with a stethoscope for heart sounds, blood movement, bowel sounds, and air movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Biographical data, Chief complaint, Present health concern, Past history, Family history, Review of systems, Patient profile</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>From using senses to assess clients in the past to using communication and physical assessment techniques today.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reasonable reflective thinking focused on deciding what to believe or do.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Culture is the totality of socially transmitted patterns, beliefs, and values that guide decision making. It influences beliefs about health &amp; illness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Keeping an open mind, using rationale for decisions, reflecting on thoughts, and building knowledge from past experiences.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Assessment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To collect subjective data about the client's perception of health when they first enter the health care system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>For a patient with a specific problem that needs thorough assessment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The family's beliefs about health and illness can affect each member's behavior and health status.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To meet the specific needs of the client.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Problem (client's response).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To facilitate coordinated care among healthcare professionals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Signs and symptoms (S).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To maintain confidentiality of all patient information.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To organize data, problem lists, and care plans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Client concerns and strengths.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Concise recording of client data and pertinent information.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To record specific data like intake, output, medication administration, and progress.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure adherence to legal standards and protect patient privacy.</p> Signup and view all the answers