NURS 3120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Mammography, Knowledge Level, Scientific Method
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Systematic approach for collecting & analyzing information (data) about the patient/client. Why or why not: reevaluate if necessary. Goals of the health assessment (return patient to optimal health or prevent disease if we can) Health promotion: when your patient/client is motivated to change behaviors/lifestyle. Health protection: when your patient/client is motivated to avoid illness, detect diseases early & maintain their self care activities and life responsibilities when they are ill, genetic markers, www. healthypeople. gov. Documentation of data: consistency for identifying plans of care among the health care team members. Too expensive medicine: patient/client need & the expertise of the rn. Needs of the patient/client: needs vary greatly, every patient with the same diagnosis are not the same, always treat patients as individuals, etiology/diagnosis may be same but not the same individual/case, age/cultural beliefs. Lack of or presence of support systems: who supports them and how, socioeconomic ability access to medical/nursing supplies, medications, nutritional supports. Essential to safe, competent, skillful nursing practice.
