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Assessing

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Systematic and continuous collection, analysis, validation, and communication of patient data

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Data does what for us on assessment?

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reflects how health functioning is enhanced by health promotion or compromised by illness and injury

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Database

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includes all the pertinent patient information collected by the nurse and other healthcare professionals

ensures the nurse to partner with patients to make a comprehensive and effective care plan

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Medical Assessment

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targets data pointing to pathologic conditions / exact conditions

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Nursing Assessments

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focus on the patients response to a health problem and how to prevent those responses

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In assessment, the primary source of information is the ____

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patient

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How is critical thinking linked to assessment?

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You have to assess systematically and comprehensively to ID nursing and medical concerns

Detect bias and determine credibility of information sources

Distinguish normal from abnormal findings and ID risks for abnormal findings

Make judgements about data significance

Determine what is relevant and what is not

ID assumptions and inconsistencies, checking accuracy and reliability, and recognizing missing information

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Characteristics of a Nursing Assessment

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Purposeful
Prioritizing
Complete (holistic and meaningful to issue)
Systematic
Factual and Accurate
Relevant
Recorded in a Standard Manner
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4 Types of Nursing Assessments

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Comprehensive / Initial
Focused
Emergency
Time-Lapsed

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Initial comprehensive assessment

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done shortly after admittance

needs to establish a complete database for problem ID and care planning

performed by the nurse to collect data on all aspects of patient health

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Focused Assessment

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performed during initial assessment or as a routine data collection

performed to gather data on specific problems already ID, or ID new or overlooked problems

Done by the nurse to collect SPECIFIC PROBLEM DATA

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Emergency Assessment

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When a physical or psychological crisis is present

done to ID life threatening problems

done by nurses to gather data on a LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM

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Time Lapsed Assesment

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Performed to compare a patients current status to baseline data obtained earlier

Reassesses health status and allows for necessary revisions in a care plan

Done by the nurse to collect data about current health status of the patient

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What factors determine assessment priorities?

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  1. Health Orientation (potential and actual risks that influence wellness)
  2. Developmental Stage (compare what is happening when hospitalized to what occurs outside setting)
  3. Culture (big role in patient care)
  4. Need for Nursing (ex: focus on the problem they have, not irrelevant things)
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Characteristics of Good Assessment Data Gathered

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Purposeful
Prioritizing
Complete
Systematic
Factual and Accurate
Relevant
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Objective Data

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observable and measurable data that can be seen, heard, or felt by someone other than the person experiencing them

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Subjective Data

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information perceived only by the affected person

ex: pain, dizziness, anxiety

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Potential Sources of Assessment Data

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Patient Family and Sig others

Patient records

PMH, Physical exam, progress notes

consultations

reports of lab and other diagnostic studies

reports of therapies by other health are professionals

nursing and other health care literature

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Problems related to data collection?

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Inappropriate database organization

omission of needed data

inclusion or duplication of misinterpreted, irrelevant, or erroneous data

Failure to establish rapport or partnership with patient

Recording and interpretation of data rather than observed behavior exactly

failure to update database

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When should data be verified?

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  1. When there is a discrepancy between what the person says, and what the nurse observes
  2. When the data seems to lack objectivity
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The skill of nursing observation involves determining…

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  1. Patients current responses (emotional and physical)
  2. patients current ability to manage care
  3. immediate environment and its safety
  4. the larger environment (hospital or community)
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4 Phases of a Nursing Interview (assessment stage)

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  1. preparatory phase
  2. Introduction
  3. Working phase
  4. termination
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How is the Nursing Interview different from the Communication stages?

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There is a preparatory stage in the nursing interview

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Preparatory Phase

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getting printed information to assure you know it, clearing mind of anxiety and bias, visualizing yourself as the optimal caregiver

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Introductory Phase
talking comfortably and introducing yourself
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Working Phase
active listening, obtaining information, observation work
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Termination Phase
asking for a summary of the most important concerns, mentioning to say if they have anything to add later one, being open to more information
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Purpose of a Nursing Physical Assessment
1. Appraisal of Health Status 2. ID health problems 3. Establishment of a database for nursing interventions
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2 Parts of the Nursing Physical Assessment
1. ROS | 2. Physical Assessment
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Ways to validate inferences
Physical exam with proper equipment and procedure use clarifying statements sharing inferences with other team members - communicate checking findings with research reports comparing cues to knowledge based of normal function checking consistency of cues
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How does the phases of assessment set the stage for diagnosis?
Collecting data, ID cues and inferences, Validating data, clustering related data into patterns, and reporting & recording make up ASSESSMENT --> which leads to CLINICAL REASONING (analyze, synthesize, reflect, make judgment, draw conclusion) --> which leads to the DIAGNOSIS
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How should documentation of data occur?
SAME DAY Do immediately when critical changes occur in health status Enter initial database into record the same day as admission while summarizing objective and subjective data concisely, comprehensively, and in a way that can be retrieved easily Use good grammar and standard abbreviations When possible, use patients own words avoid non specific terms subject to individual definition/interpretation
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When assessing and documenting data is is important for the nurse to...
have their primary ethical responsibilities in mind for privacy, confidentiality, and professionalism Be familiar with HIPAA and institutional policies
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Nursing Diagnosis
a clinical judgment / describe patient problems a nurse can treat independently
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NANDA I
group making nursing diagnosis guidelines
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Purpose of the Diagnosis step of the nursing process
ID how someone, group, or community responded to actual or potential health and life processes ID factors that contribute to, or cause, health problems (etiologies) ID resources or strengths on which the individual, group, or community can draw to prevent or resolve problems
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Nursing concerns and responsibilities related to diagnosis
Recognizing safety and infection risks and addressing them ASAP ID human responses to things and how treatment impacts a patients life while promoting optimal health Anticipating possible complications and trying to prevent them Initiating urgent interventions if needed
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What is "Predict, Prevent, Manage, Promote"
We must PREDICT the most common and most dangerous complications Make immediate actions to PREVENT MANAGE them if they cannot be prevented Promote optimum function, independence, and sense of well being by ensuring safety and learning needs are met
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3 Types of Diagnoses
Nursing Medical Collaborative Problem
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Medical Diagnosis
describe problems for which the physician directs the primary treatment
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Collaborative Problems
managed by using physician-prescribed and nursing-prescribed interventions ex: Medical Diagnose Cancer --> Radiotherapy as surgical treatment --> diagnostic study in exploratory test
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Diagnostic and Clinical Reasoning tips
Be familiar with nursing diagnosis and health problems through literature trust clinical expertise and judgement, but be willing get help when needed respect intuition but dont have 0 evidence recognize your bias & keep an open mind
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Skills Needed To Work In Partnership
respect and care when speaking effective listening respect the opinions and views of others know how to validate perceptions w patients and families
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4 Steps of Data Interpretation and Analysis
Recognizing Significant Data (compare to standards) --> Recognize patterns or clusters --> ID strengths and problems and potential complications --> Reach a conclusions
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Possible Results when reaching conclusions?
No Problem Possible Problem Acute or Potential nursing Diagnosis Clinical problem other than nursing diagnosis
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3 components of the Nursing Diagnosis
Problem - Etiology (r/t) - Defining Characteristics (AEB) What is unhealthy r/t Factors maintaining unhealthy state AEB subjective and objective data signaling existence of problem
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Types of nursing diagnoses
Problem focused risk health promotion (with defining characteristics and related factors stated too)
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Problem focused nursing diagnosis
patient has a problem ex: impaired bed mobility r/t left side paralysis ex: sleep deprivation r/t pain
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Risk nursing diagnosis
Diagnosis of a risk for something due to something ex: Risk for skin integrity r/t incontinence ex: RIsk for ineffective breathing pattern r/t dyspnea
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Health promotion nursing diagnosis
Readiness for ____ ex: Readiness for enhanced nutrition
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Ways to validate the nursing diagnosis?
Is my database sufficient, accurate, and supported by research? (do I have everything) Does data synthesis demonstrate a pattern? Are the subjective and objective data characteristics of the problem defined? Is my nursing diagnosis based on EBP and clinical expertise? It the diagnosis able to be prevented, reduced, or resolved by independent nursing action? Is my degree of confidence above 50% that other qualified practitioners would formulate the same diagnosis?
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Keep in mind what while documenting on EHR
view ongoing risks and problems others have ID'ed Decide on the doc, new N diagnosis based on assessment findings facilitate communication of ACTUAL problems with other healthcare providers Use N diagnosis to make decisions on what mutual goals of the patient are determine and document when N diagnosis are resolved
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Benefits of the nursing diagnosis
Individualized patient care Defining domain of nursing to health care administrators, legislators, and providers Seeking funding for nursing and reimbursement for nursing services
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Limitations of the nursing diagnosis
If used incorrectly, misdiagnosis occurs Nursing practice may be restricted
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Common errors when writing a nursing diagnosis?
Writing in terms of needs and response Making legally inadvisable statements ID a problem response that isnt necessarily unhealthy or that cannot be changed by us ID environmental factors rather than patient ones Reversing clause order having both clauses say the same thing including value judgements Including medical diagnosis in the diagnostic statement
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When writing a nursing diagnosis be...
simple, do not overcomplicate
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Sources of Error for the Nursing Diagnosis
premature diagnosis from incomplete databases erroneous diagnosis from inaccurate database or analysis Routine diagnosis from failure to tailor data collection and analysis to that patients unique needs Omission errors

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