chapter 1 Flashcards
what is health assessment
a systematic method of collecting and analyzing data, plan of care
componenets of health assessment
history (subjective data) physical examination (objective data) documentation data
healthy people 2020
objectives adress most significant preventable threats to health with goals to reduce threats
health promotion
central component
begins with health ass.
interpretation of data allowed the nurse to target health promotion needs
knowing pt. issues = help them
components of health assessment
data collection
- symptom- subjective
- sign- clinical findings- objective
- clinical manifestation- signs and symptoms found
three levels of health promotion
primary
secondary
tertiary
primiary
preventing dieases through promtoing healthy lifestyle
secondary
screening efforts to promote early detection of disease
tertiarty
minimizing disabiltiy from acute or chronic illness or injury and allowing for most productive life with limitations
why is documenting of data important
- improves plan of care
- legal document
- baseline for evaluation, changes and decisions related to care
- accurate, concise, without bias
- done at time of care
where is a comprehensive health assessment done?
outpatient clinic/ doctor office
hospital setting/acute care
promblem- based or focused health assessment
emergency department
hospital setting
ex) having chest pain
episodic assessment
eposide of stroke, domestic violence
where are screening assessment taken place
health fair, public place that provides bp readings or cholesterol checks
experience of the nurse
gained with specialization within and area
ex) nurse in adult intensive care has expertise with pt who has hemodynamicinstability
organization and clustering
- allow problems to be more clearly apparent
- based on body system
- based on conceptual format (oxygenation, perfusion, mobility)
- identifying abnormal findings
- interpreting findings to select an appropriate plan of care
- applying clinical judgment to interpret the conclusion
- applying appropriate interventions
data analysis, interpretation, clinical judgment
