NURS FPX 4010 ASSESSMENT 3 PLAN
PROPOSAL CERTIFICATION EVALUATION FILE
2026 COMPLETE RESPONSES DISTINCTION
◉ All definitions of assessment include the following features:. Answer:
1.Collecting Data
2. Using a systematic, ongoing process
3. Categorizing the data
4. Recording the data
◉ Purpose of Assessment. Answer: -To obtain enough data to allow you
to help the patient.
-The nursing interview and physical assessment findings become part of
the patient data base.
-You will use facts, and impressions and contextual information obtained
in your assessment to develop a care plan.
◉ HOW IS ASSESSMENT RELATED TO OTHER STEPS OF THE
NURSING PROCESS?. Answer: Assessment is the first phase of the
nursing process. Data must be accurate and complete, because the
remainder of the nursing process rests on the foundation of this data.
◉ Assessment is related to other nursing processes as follows:. Answer:
1. Diagnoses: Assessment provides the data necessary for identifying the
client's actual or potential health problems and strengths.
,2.Planning Outcomes: Data about the patients motivation, family, and
available resources help you formulate realistic goals.
3.Planning Interventions: Assessment data also help you choose the
interventions most likely to be acceptable to and effective for the client.
4. Implementation: You have another opportunity to gather data by
observing the client's responses as you perform nursing interventions.
Ex: While helping a client ambulate, you might observe that she
becomes short of breath. If this is new information, you might then
identify a new diagnosis of Activity Intolerance.
5. Evaluation: After performing interventions for existing diagnoses, you
assess the patients responses. This assessment provides the basis for
changes in the care plan.
◉ HOW DOES NURSING ASSESSMENT FIT INTO
COLLABORATIVE CARE?. Answer: -As a nurse you will focus on
client's responses to illness, which include:
-Physical responses
-Their understanding of the illness
-How the illness affects their lives and their ability to care for
themselves.
-There emotional responses and concerns
-You will also use assessment with healthy clients, to help identify ways
they can maintain their current level of wellness and prevent disease.
This is different from traditional medical assessments which focus on
identifying the disease.
, -Other healthcare professionals can access the database created form the
nursing assessment findings. In some settings the nurse looks at the
database and delegates or makes referrals to other professionals with
expertise in a particular area of healthcare. This helps to ensure that
clients receive the proper care by qualified individuals at the time it is
needed.
◉ WHAT DO PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS SAY ABOUT
ASSESSMENT?. Answer: ** Complete, Skillful, and timely assessment
of all clients is an important skill for nurses in all healthcare settings.
-Standards of governmental agencies, professional organizations, and
accrediting bodies such as the following, all address assessment:
1. (ANA) The American Nurses Association
-Identify assessment as a professional responsibility
2.Canadian Provincial Nursing Organizations
-mention assessments as one dimension of professional practice
3. Nurse Practice Acts
-Regulate the practice of nurses in individual states.
4. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing Model Nursing
Practice Acts
-Also asserts that the scope of nursing includes surveillance, and
comprehensive assessment of the health status of individuals, families,
groups, and communities.
5. The Joint Commission
-Identifies assessment as an essential element of patient care.
PROPOSAL CERTIFICATION EVALUATION FILE
2026 COMPLETE RESPONSES DISTINCTION
◉ All definitions of assessment include the following features:. Answer:
1.Collecting Data
2. Using a systematic, ongoing process
3. Categorizing the data
4. Recording the data
◉ Purpose of Assessment. Answer: -To obtain enough data to allow you
to help the patient.
-The nursing interview and physical assessment findings become part of
the patient data base.
-You will use facts, and impressions and contextual information obtained
in your assessment to develop a care plan.
◉ HOW IS ASSESSMENT RELATED TO OTHER STEPS OF THE
NURSING PROCESS?. Answer: Assessment is the first phase of the
nursing process. Data must be accurate and complete, because the
remainder of the nursing process rests on the foundation of this data.
◉ Assessment is related to other nursing processes as follows:. Answer:
1. Diagnoses: Assessment provides the data necessary for identifying the
client's actual or potential health problems and strengths.
,2.Planning Outcomes: Data about the patients motivation, family, and
available resources help you formulate realistic goals.
3.Planning Interventions: Assessment data also help you choose the
interventions most likely to be acceptable to and effective for the client.
4. Implementation: You have another opportunity to gather data by
observing the client's responses as you perform nursing interventions.
Ex: While helping a client ambulate, you might observe that she
becomes short of breath. If this is new information, you might then
identify a new diagnosis of Activity Intolerance.
5. Evaluation: After performing interventions for existing diagnoses, you
assess the patients responses. This assessment provides the basis for
changes in the care plan.
◉ HOW DOES NURSING ASSESSMENT FIT INTO
COLLABORATIVE CARE?. Answer: -As a nurse you will focus on
client's responses to illness, which include:
-Physical responses
-Their understanding of the illness
-How the illness affects their lives and their ability to care for
themselves.
-There emotional responses and concerns
-You will also use assessment with healthy clients, to help identify ways
they can maintain their current level of wellness and prevent disease.
This is different from traditional medical assessments which focus on
identifying the disease.
, -Other healthcare professionals can access the database created form the
nursing assessment findings. In some settings the nurse looks at the
database and delegates or makes referrals to other professionals with
expertise in a particular area of healthcare. This helps to ensure that
clients receive the proper care by qualified individuals at the time it is
needed.
◉ WHAT DO PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS SAY ABOUT
ASSESSMENT?. Answer: ** Complete, Skillful, and timely assessment
of all clients is an important skill for nurses in all healthcare settings.
-Standards of governmental agencies, professional organizations, and
accrediting bodies such as the following, all address assessment:
1. (ANA) The American Nurses Association
-Identify assessment as a professional responsibility
2.Canadian Provincial Nursing Organizations
-mention assessments as one dimension of professional practice
3. Nurse Practice Acts
-Regulate the practice of nurses in individual states.
4. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing Model Nursing
Practice Acts
-Also asserts that the scope of nursing includes surveillance, and
comprehensive assessment of the health status of individuals, families,
groups, and communities.
5. The Joint Commission
-Identifies assessment as an essential element of patient care.
