chapter 15 Flashcards
quick priority assessments (QPAs) are focused ___________ assessments used to determine what information is needed first.
prioritized
emergency assessment
type of rapid focused assessment conducted when addressing a life-threatening or unstable situation
focused assessment
assessment is conducted to assess a specific problem
initial assessment
comprehensive nursing assessment resulting in baseline data that enable the nurse to make a judgment about a patient’s health status,
minimum data set
a standard established by health care institutions that specifies the information that must be collected from every patient
objective data
information perceptible to the senses; may be verified by another person
Patient-Centered Assessment Method (PCAM
tool for assessing patient complexity using the social determinants of health that often explain why patients with the same or similar health conditions differ in their ability to manage their health and in their outcomes
quick priority assessments
short, focused, prioritized assessments you do to gain the most important patient information you need to have first.
review of systems (ROS)
physical examination of all body systems in a systematic manner as part of the nursing assessment
time-lapsed assessment
an assessment that is scheduled to compare a patient’s current status to baseline data obtained earlier
triage
quickly examining patients to determine the extent and severity of problems and recommending appropriate treatment.
validation
act of confirming or verifying
A nursing assessment duplicates a medical assessment by focusing on the patients health problems.
false, it focuses on the patient’s responses to the health problem
What is the primary source of information?
the patient
Which assessment would be performed on a patient to gather data about previously diagnosed liver cancer?
focused assessment
