Chapter 10 Patient Assessment Flashcards
Information obtained through a
continuous, systematic assessment allows
the health care provider to (1) determine
the nature of a problem, (2) select an intervention
for that problem, and (3) evaluate
the effectiveness of the intervention.
Assessment
Because inter means between,
among, and mutually, the interprofessional
approach to patient care may be
defined as involving practitioners from different
professional backgrounds delivering
services and coordinating care programs to
achieve different and often disparate service
client needs.
Interprofessional
They are designated individuals
who provide personal guidance
with medical, social, and financial services
to patients as they move through the healthcare
system
Patient Navigator
Genuine collaborative
effort between the patient and health
care provider. This requires good reflective
listening skills and paying careful attention
to all the cues. In addition, these cues
need to be interpreted in the context of the
patient’s values, beliefs, and culture to be
truly meaningful and helpful in treating and
respecting the uniqueness of each cancer
patient.
Therapeutic relationship
is composed of the actual facts and words
contained in the message. Affective content may be verbal or nonverbal and consists of feelings, attitudes, and behaviors
Cognitive content of a message
express feelings and emotions
Affective component of the message
summarize the broad-based assessment of the combined effect of disease and treatment and the trade-off between the two.
Quality of life
a person’s subjective sense of well-being derived from personal experience of life as a whole.
Quality of life
Identifying with the feelings,
thoughts, or experiences of another person.
Empathy
Health care workers can reflect the specific content or implied feelings of their nonverbal observations or
communication they feel has been omitted
or emphasized.
Reflective listening
a complex metabolic syndrome associated with underlying illness and characterized by loss of muscle with or without loss of fat mass.
Cachexia
State of general ill health and malnutrition
with early satiety; electrolyte and water imbalances;
and progressive loss of body weight, fat, and muscle
Cachexia
a decrease in the peripheral red blood cell count.
Without sufficient red blood cells, the circulatory system’s oxygen- carrying capacity is impaired.
Anemia
Effective Strategies (Coping strategies)
- Information seeking.
- Participation in religious activities.
- Distraction.
- Expression of emotions and feelings.
- Positive thinking
- Conservation of energy.
- Maintenance of independence.
- Maintenance of control.
- Goal setting.
A set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together in a system, agency, or among
professionals that enables effective work in
cross-cultural situation
Cultural competency
