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    Health assessments are performed by nurses in a variety of settings, including at health fairs, in the community, and at schools and hospitals. It involves interviewing a patient, inspecting and observing her body and actions, and palpating and percussing parts of her body.

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    Health assessments are performed by nurses in a variety of settings, including at health fairs, in the community, and at schools and hospitals. It involves interviewing a patient, inspecting and observing her body and actions, and palpating and percussing parts of her body.

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    Health assessments are performed by nurses in a variety of settings, including at health fairs, in the community, and at schools and hospitals. It involves interviewing a patient, inspecting and observing her body and actions, and palpating and percussing parts of her body.

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    Nurse Role in
    Health Assessment
    CRES QUINZON RN MAN 1
    NURSES ROLE IN HEALTH ASSESSMENT

    Collecting
    and
    Analyzing
    Data

    LIGIA CRESENCIA QUINZON RN MAN 3


    NURSES ROLE IN HEALTH ASSESSMENT :
    COLLECTING DATA
    • Assessment: Step One of the Nursing Process
    • assessment is the first and most critical phase of
    the nursing process
    • If data collection is inadequate or inaccurate,
    incorrect nursing judgments may be made that
    adversely affect the remaining phases of the
    process: diagnosis, planning, implementation, and
    evaluation

    LIGIA CRESENCIA QUINZON RN MAN 4


    NURSES ROLE IN HEALTH ASSESSMENT :
    COLLECTING DATA
    • Assessment: Step One of the
    Nursing Process
    • assessment is the first and most
    critical phase of the nursing process
    • It is the foundation of all nursing care
    • It is the orderly collection of
    objective and subjective
    information about the clients health
    status
    LIGIA CRESENCIA QUINZON RN MAN 5
    NURSES ROLE IN HEALTH ASSESSMENT :
    COLLECTING DATA

    If data collection is inadequate or


    inaccurate, incorrect nursing
    judgments may be made that
    adversely affect the remaining phases
    of the process: diagnosis, planning,
    implementation, and evaluation

    LIGIA CRESENCIA QUINZON RN MAN 6


    HEALTH ASSESSMENT

    • assessment is ongoing and


    continuous throughout all the
    phases of the nursing process.
    • The nursing process should be
    thought of as circular, not linear.

    LIGIA CRESENCIA QUINZON RN MAN 7


    NURSING
    PROCESS

    LIGIA CRESENCIA QUINZON RN MAN 8


    NURSES ROLE IN HEALTH ASSESSMENT :
    COLLECTING DATA

    assessment is obtained by using a combination of


    head to toe and body systems approach.

    involves the collection of data about the system (individual,


    family, or community).

    Data is collected by way of interview, physical examination,


    and review of records.

    LIGIA CRESENCIA QUINZON RN MAN 9


    COMPONENTS OF HEALTH ASSESSMENT

     the nursing health history


     the physical health examination

    LIGIA CRESENCIA QUINZON RN MAN 10


    THE PURPOSE OF NURSING HEALTH
    ASSESSMENT
    • Is to collect holistic
    subjective and objective
    data to determine a
    clients overall level
    of functioning in
    order to make
    professional clinical
    judgment .
    • The nurse collects
    physiologic,
    LIGIA CRESENCIA QUINZON RN MAN 26
    psychological,
    FOCUS OF HEALTH ASSESSMENT IN NURSING

    A comprehensive health assessment


    compose of both
    I. Health History (Framework)
    • History of present health concern
    • Personal Health History
    • Family History
    • Lifestyle and health practices

    II. Physical Assessment /Examination

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    TYPES OF ASSESSMENT

    The four basic types of


    assessment are:
    • Initial comprehensive
    assessment
    • Ongoing or partial assessment
    • Focused or problem-oriented
    assessment
    • Emergency assessment

    LIGIA CRESENCIA QUINZON RN MAN 28


    TYPES OF ASSESSMENT

    Initial Comprehensive
    Assessment
    • Nurse collects the subjective
    data, especially those related to
    the client’s overall function.
    • Other members of the health
    care team may participate in
    various parts of the objective
    data collection.

    LIGIA CRESENCIA QUINZON RN MAN 29


    TYPES OF ASSESSMENT

    B. Ongoing or Partial
    Assessment
    • An ongoing or partial
    assessment of the client
    consists of data collection
    that occurs after the
    comprehensive
    database is
    established.
    • Mini-overview of the
    client’s body systems and
    holistic health patterns as
    LIGIA CRESENCIA QUINZON RN MAN 31
    TYPES OF ASSESSMENT

    C. Focused or Problem-
    Oriented Assessment
    • thorough assessment of a
    particular client problem
    and does not cover areas
    not related to the problem.

    LIGIA CRESENCIA QUINZON RN MAN 32


    TYPES OF ASSESSMENT

    D. Emergency
    Assessment
    • an emergency
    assessment is a very
    rapid assessment
    performed in life-
    threatening situations.
    • an immediate diagnosis is
    needed to provide prompt
    treatment.
    LIGIA CRESENCIA QUINZON RN MAN 33

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