Lesson 5 Flashcards
A set of actions by which the nurse measures the status of the family as a client
Family Health Assessment
Includes data collection, data analysis or interpretation and problem definition or nursing diagnosis
Nursing Assessment
What are the 2 types of nursing assessment in FMA
First-level assessment
Second-level assessment
A process whereby existing and potential health conditions or problems are categorized into 4
First level assessment
A process whereby existing and potential health conditions or problems are categorized:????
Wellness state
Health threats
Health deficit
Stress point or foreseeable crisis situation
It defines the nature or type of nursing problems that the family encounters in performing health tasks
Second-level assessment
What are the resources used in data gathering
Materials
Manpower
Time
Facilities
Methods of gathering data about a family, its status and state of functioning
Observation
Physical Examination
Interview
Record Review
Laboratory / Diagnostic Test
The method of data collection is done through the use of the sensory capacities - sight, hearing, smell, touch
Observation
Significant data about health status of individual family members can be obtained through direct examination
Physical Examination
This is done through inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation, measurement of body parts,,,,
Physical Examination
Another major method of data gathering
Interview
The nurse may gather information through reviewing exisiting records and reports pertinent to the client
Record review
What kind of data gathering: include the clinical records of the family, laboratory and diagnostic reports, immunization records,,,
Record review