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Communication
-Refers to the exchange of information, feelings, thoughts and ideas
-With other healthcare professionals, family, patients, doctor
Assessment
-We do continual assessment every time we enter the room
-Assessment is assessment regardless of the age group, however it is different when you go about
doing that assessment
-Assessment of infants and children requires a different assessment approach that requires extra
steps to gain trust and understanding
-Assessment of older adults requires a comprehensive understanding of the factors aging plays in
physical, social, mental, and emotional health
Holistic assessment includes
-AIDET
-Gain trust/ report
-Complete Health history
-Cultural assessment
-Comprehensive Physical assessment
-Comprehensive psychosocial assessment
Four important things that need to be assessed for each time
Nutrition, developmental milestones, caregiver issues, well visits (that include health screens)
Documentation
Is done all on electronic health records
Critical Thinking
Always be thinking and examining and questioning
AIDET
-Acknowledge
-Introduce
-Duration
-Explanation
-Thank you
Patient and Safety Education for Nurses
-Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes (KSAs)
-Better quality of patient care
-Improved safety in healthcare settings
Patient Centered-Care
-First competency of nursing
-Clients are partners in their care, and thus their perspectives, beliefs, and culture need to be taken
into account during their care