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Differentiate comprehensive health assessment to focused health assessment?
Comprehensive health assessment examines the whole body by a complete physical (head-to-toe) examination. A focused health assessment is system limited or problem-oriented. System limited would mean the person performing the assessment examines only the circulatory system. A problem-oriented assessment would be performed if a patient said they were "short of breath" and would include systems that might influence effective breathing (respiratory and circulatory systems).
Rapid assessment occurs within the first few hours after an incident and is focused on life saving needs?
Rapid assessment occurs within the first few hours after an incident and is focused on lifesaving needs.
Which phase of patient assessment includes recognition and management of life threatening conditions?
inital assessment
What is a complete patient assessment?
A complete patient assessment is a patient assessment that is complete. It can be separated into a initial assessment, history, and physical. Initial assessment: Level of consciousness? Chief complaint/reason for admitting/ER visit/911 call? ABC's Vital Signs History: Signs/symptoms Allergies Medications Pertinent past problems Last time eaten Events leading up to current condition Physical: Start from the head and work your way down, including: Ear/eye/nose/throat Neck (adenopathy) Chest (breath sounds, heart sounds) Abdomen (splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, tenderness) Genitals (on an as-needed basis) Extremities (pulse, movement, sensation) Naturally, other examinations and a more focused exam will be performed based on the patient and their presentation and complaints.
How is patient assessment is done in venipuncture?
Are you on blood thinner medication?
Why do you think it is important to do a complete patient assessment?
You only perform a primary assessment in CPR. The primary assessment determines the immediate threats to life. The primary assessment is checking the ABC's and if there is severe bleeding. The secondary assessment is performed after threats to life are controlled. The secondary assessment is taught in First Aid.
What assessment technique progresses from general observation of the patient as a whole to observation of specific body areas?
The assessment technique that progresses from general observation to specific body areas is called the head-to-toe assessment. It involves systematically examining each body system from top to bottom to gather comprehensive information about the patient's condition. This method ensures that no important aspect of the patient's health status is missed during the assessment.
Rapid assessment occurs within the first few hours after an incident and is focused on lifesaving needs?
True
What is nutritional status?
nutrition status is the assessment of the state of nourishment of a patient or subject
Why is health assessment important as a nursing subject?
The practice of "nursing" or delivering nursing care rests upon the health assessment. A health assessment asks about or observes every area of the body, mental and social health, and identifies problems through the assessment. Without an assessment, a nurse would not be as aware of the health problems affecting thispatient, or be prepared to do the patient education that this patient needs. A lack of nursing assessment would be like asking an everyday citizen to perform open heart surgery: A nurse, with proper education, training, and assessment skills can perform nursing duties that promote and protect the health and well-being of each patient.
What part of the patient assessment process focuses on obtaining additional information about the patient's chief complaint and any medical problems he or she may have?
History Taking: This is a step within the patient assessment process that provides detail about the patient's chief complaint and an account of the patients signs and symptoms. This is usually the time when you use SAMPLE to get the info needed.
What is the term describes the service provided to a patient by the physician before surgery?
Preoperative assessment
