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Concepts of Professional Nursing (5) - ANSWER i. FHP: Gordon's Functional
Health Patters (11)
ii.Ethics
iii.Nursing science
iv.Social Policy
v.Nursing Process
Health Assessment - ANSWER :process of systematically collecting and
analyzing data to make judgement about health and life processes of
individuals, families and communities.
Purpose of the health assessment (4) - ANSWER 1. gain understanding of
person's experience of health and life processes.
2. Identify strengths that promote health or need to be enhanced for
optional functioning.
3. Identify person's needs or problems or diagnosis that forms the basis of
nursing care and intervention.
4. Evaluate the effects of therapeutic plans and interventions.
Assessment Standard for General Professional Nursing Practice - ANSWER 1.
the collection of data about the health status of the pt is CONTINUOUS.
,- Data always needs to be recorded, accessible and communicated.
Data for Healthcare Assessments can be gathered from (3) - ANSWER 1.
Client.patient, family, significant other
2. Healthcare Professional
3. Individuals within the immediate environment and/or the community.
Health Assessment data collected through... (4) - ANSWER 1. Interviews
2. Examinations (physical)
3. Observations (looking at person)
4. Records or reports.
What framework is used for the data collection about a pt at MSOE-SON? -
ANSWER *Patricia Benner
Comprehensive vs. Focused Assessment - ANSWER 1. comprehensive gains
knowledge about person holistically
ex: includes pt history, physical assessment, observations and reports and
records to find probelm
2. Focused gains specific information pertaining to a certain problem.
ex: detailed assessment of a specific body system relating to the area of
concern. ex: pt come in with a broken leg, treat the symptoms of a broken
leg.
Medical Model vs Nursing Model - ANSWER Medical: disease focused,
focuses on how to cure a problem
Nursing: focuses the functional health patterns- does not work to cure
, problem, but rather treat the symptoms associated with the disease to make
person feel better.
How Growth and Development Impact our assessment across the lifespan (3)
- ANSWER 1. Physical limitations: standard of physical activity different for a
20 yr old than an 85 yr old.
ex: ask 20 year old if they play sports and how often they exercise, 85 yr old
would not be like playing soccer.
2. Lifestyle changes: live a different life style at the age of 20 than 85: 20 yr
olds and 80 yr olds do different things
3. Communication: 4 yr olds have a different understanding of vocabulary
than elderly
*ask questions using vocab that can be communicated to pt effectively.
Purpose of knowing pt health History (3) - ANSWER 1. Knowing someone's
prior health conditions and patterns can help you better understand and tend
to their needs therefore creating a more positive therapeutic relationship.
2. Identify their health problems
3. Obtain information about the person from the clients perspective- find out
how they perceive their health, functioning status, healing and illness
Ways to gather health history:
(Assessment)- Interview - ANSWER 1. Interview
- goal directed
- intentional
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