Health assessment Ch 1
Always remember that everyone is what
Unique
what does USPSTF stand for
United states preventitive services task force
what does diagnosis mean in the nursing process
analalizing potiental or actual problems, using subjective and object data, refects health risks and problems
What is critical thinking?
analizing and sythisizing , relecting , problem solving, prioritize patient needs and problems
when assessing a patient we do and use what
collaborate with the patient , use intrepersonal skills, and hollistic care
what is a characteristic of health assessment
collects, vallidates, and clusters data to assess the whole patient
a 34 year old patient is about to deliver her first baby her husband is worried the patient is at hospital contractions are 8 min apart been in labor for 8 hours has high blood pressure patient never took a class and doesnt know what to do what cognitive skill should you do?
critical thinking ( problem solving , reflect process, creative think to solve problems )
what can influence peoples perception of health?
culture
What does health mean?
different for everyone, not just the absence of disease.
what does secondary health prevention mean
early screenings,detections and treatment of disease( colonoscopy to screen for colon cancer)
Health assessment is what?
essential
what does assessing the patient provide
established base line information
What does assessment mean?
figuring out, overview, using tactile senses(smelling, feeling, looking )
what does assessment mean in the nursing process
first step, collection and analization of data.
intutive thinking
gut feeling
what does primary health prevention mean
health promotion stratigies( annual physical exams , immunizations)
what is used to form a care plan
info provided from the assessment of the patient
the nursing process Id what type of info
infor about an persons health and risk factiod
what is clinical reasoning
looking for patient cues, use patient history , signs simptoms and data, forms a diagnosis and plan
a patient presents at the ambulatory care clintic for complaints of a upper respitory infection while assessing the patient the nurse needs to id
normal from abnormal assesment findings( normal and abnormal finding may indicate the patient has an upper respitory infect)
what is the 5 steps in the nursing process
ADPIE( assessment, diganosis, planning, implemnation, evaluation)
What does an health assessment help do?
ID normal and abnormal by cues ( determine if things or geeting better or worse)
what does evaluation mean in the nursing process
ongoing process to see if goals are meet
what must be done to correctly asses a patient
orgined, uses patient rescorces,ID factors that influence the health of a patient, ID normal and abnormal findings
what are the levels of health prevention
primary, secondary, tertiary
Nursing Process is a what type of method
problem solving
what does objective data mean
problems analized by doctor ( x ray showing broken wrist)
what does subjective subjective data mean
problems described by patient (my wrist hurts )
what does the patient protection and affordable care act do
provides high quality, safe and affordable care, healthcare insurcance incresses acess to health care ,
what does tertiary health prevention mean
restoration of health after illness or disease ( rehabilitation programs)
what does the USPSTF do
ruses evidence based medicine to improve health of Americans , recommends things
a patient with Alzheimer's is wondering in and out of other residents rooms and your redirect patient to common area where other patients are watching tv and staff supervision the patient has a wonder guard on ankle and using a walker what qsen competency is being integrated in the scenario
safety
what does hollistic care meant
taking their culture in mind when determining a care plan for a patient
a patient was recently diganosed with type one diabeates and needs teaching about the importance of skin and foot care and is an example of what level of health provention does this patient need
tertiary
what type of skills is needed to obtain data and develope a person center relationship
theraputic communication
what is clinical judgement
understanding patients needs, finds solution, modifys to patient needs , dision to take action or not
how do you exchange info
verbally , nonverbally, oral and written
what does planning mean in the nursing process
working with patient to meet needs or goals
