Chapter 1: Intro to Health Asses Flashcards
Health assessment refers to
A systematic method of collecting and analyzing data for the purpose of planning patient-centered care.
When collecting health data you should take into account the patient’s…
age, gender, culture, ethnicity, physical, psychological, and socioeconomic status. Alao the patient’s strengths, weaknesses, health problems, and deficits. Lastly, the patient’s knowledge, motivation, support systems, coping ability, and preferences.
What are the six standards listed within the American Nurses Association’s Standards of Practice?
Assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
What are the five core competencies identified by the institute of medicine?
Provide patient-centered care, work in interdisciplinary teams, use evidence-based practice, apply quality improvements, and use informatics.
Are symptoms objective or subjective?
Subjective
Are signs objective or subjective?
objective
How are you gathering objective data during a physical assessment?
Inspections, palpation, percussion, auscultation.
What objective data are you gathering during a physical assessment?
Height, weight, blood pressure, temperature, pule rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation
What is clinical manifestation?
a term used to describe the presenting signs and symptoms experienced by the patient.
Standards of Practice: Define Assessment
RN collects pertinent data/info relative to the consumer’s health or the situation.
Standards of Practice: Define Diagnosis
RN analyzes the assessment data to determine actual or potential Dx, problems, or issues.
Standards of Practice: Define Outcome Identification
RN identifies expected outcomes specifically for the health care consumer/situation
Standards of Practice: Define Planning
RN develops a plan that prescribes strategies to attain expected, measurable outcomes
Standards of Practice: Define Implementation
RN implements identified plan through COORDINATION OF CARE and HEALTH TEACHING AND HEALTH PROMOTION
Standards of Practice: Define Evaluation
RN evaluates progress toward attainment of goals and outcomes
