NURS105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Stethoscope, Body Art, Hematology
11 Jan 2016
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Monday, january 11, y: promote health and well being, respect informed decision making, preserve dignity, maintain privacy and confidentiality, promote justice (ex: non biased, equitable tx, are accountable (ex: errors!, accuracy, honesty, evidence based only) How will you know your patients: health history and assessment, assess continuously. Critical thinking: interventions, communication (theraputic, teaching, treatment decisions, document assessment findings (legal obligation and multidisciplinary communication, focus on influence of ailment on quality of life, adls, family and environment, referral and coordination of care. Health history includes: demographic data, chief concern, present illness (if any, medications, allergies (investigate to ensure it is an allergy, past health history, past illnesses, lab results/screening results, social hx, pediatric g&d (milestones, immunizations, family history, health assessment (physical exam, personal and social history, developmental (ex: married, developmental stage, occupation/hazards, environment etc, psychological, spiritual, socialcultura; (ex: culture, language, recreation etc) Health assessment types: emergency, focused, comprehensive, emergency assessment done if:
