Health Assessment

Question 1

Types of Assessments
When to do it

Answer 1

Comprehensive (broad complete health hx, first entry of health facility)
Ongoing (brief assessment addressing pos and neg change, shift assessment)
Focused (adresses specific problem, pain assessment)
Emergency (life threating/unstable situation, airway assessment on trauma client)

Question 2

Health Hx

Answer 2

Biographical data
Present concerns
History of present concerns
Past health history
Family history
Functional health assessment
Review of systems
Psychosocial and lifestyle factors

Question 3

Physical Assessment Rules

Answer 3

Hand Hygeine before and after
Use 2 client identifiers
Use head to toe approach
compare R to L body for symmetry
Least invasive to most invasive

Question 4

Assessment Techniques

Answer 4

Inspect
Auscualte
Palpate
Percussion (not doing in 1202)