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, What does assessment mean? collection of data about an individual's health state
Subjective data what the subject says about themselves during assessment
Objective Data what you sense during assessment process
see, hear, smell, feel
Database entire patient's file, including lab studies
Diagnostic reasoning: analyzing all data and drawing conclusions to identify diagnosis
First-Level Priority emergent, life threatening
ABC's
airway
breathing
circulation
second-level priority needs attention before it becomes a first level
examples of second level priorities mental status change
acute pain
infection risk
abnormal labs
safety risks