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NUR 303: Health Assessment CH. 1, 2, & 3 Assessment the collection of data about an individual's health state evidence Collected body of data from observations and experiments subjective data what the person says about himself or herself during history taking objective data what the health ...

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NUR 303: Health Assessment CH. 1, 2, & 3

Assessment ✅the collection of data about an individual's health state



evidence ✅Collected body of data from observations and experiments



subjective data ✅what the person says about himself or herself during history taking



objective data ✅what the health professional observes by inspecting, palpating, percussing, and
auscultating during the physical examination



Database ✅elements formed together such as subjective and objective data



the purpose of assessment is to... ✅make a judgment or diagnosis



organized assessment ✅The starting point of diagnostic reasoning



diagnostic reasoning ✅the process of analyzing health data and drawing conclusions to identify
diagnoses



the hypotheticodeductive process has four major components ✅1. attending to initially available cues

2. formulating diagnostic hypotheses

3. gathering data relative to the tentative hypotheses

4. evaluating each hypothesis with the new data collected



cue ✅piece of information, a sign or symptom, or a piece of laboratory data

, Hypothesis ✅a tentative explanation for a cue or a set of cues that can be used as a basis for further
investigation



nursing process ✅standards of practice in nursing that includes six phases



the six phases of the nursing process are... ✅assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning,
implementation, evaluation



First-level priority problems ✅emergent, life-threatening, and immediate, such as establishing an
airway or supporting breathing



Second-level priority problems ✅those that are next in urgency requiring your prompt intervention to
forestall further deterioration. (mental status change, acute pain, acute urinary elimination problem,
untreated medical problems, abnormal lab test results



Third-level priority problems ✅those that are important to the patient's health but can be addressed
after more urgent health problems are addressed. (Knowledge deficit, altered family processes, and low
self esteem) Long term



evidence-based practice (EBP) ✅a problem-solving approach to making clinical decisions, using the best
evidence available; blends both science and art of nursing so best outcomes are achieved; may consist
of specific nursing interventions or use guidelines established for the care of patients



Complete (Total Health) Database ✅Includes complete health history and full physical examination

Describes current and past health state and forms baseline to measure all future changes

Yields first diagnoses



Focused or Problem-Centered Database ✅For limited or short term problem. Collect "mini" database,
smaller in scope, concerns mainly one problem, one cue complex, or one body system



Follow-up database ✅used in all settings to monitor progress of short-term or chronic health problems

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