Nursing Assessment Exam 1 Notes-NSG 3007The Nursing Code of Ethics-South New hampshire University

Role of the Professional Nurse • American Nurses Association (ANA) o Four broad goals: ▪ To promote health ▪ To prevent illness ▪ To treat human responses to heath or illness ▪ To advocate for individuals, families, communities, and populations o Nursing: Scope of standards of practice (ANA, 2004) and code of ethics for nurses with interpretive statements (ANA, 2005) o Nursing activities to promote health and prevent illness o Appropriate nursing interventions o Direct and indirect caregiving o Advocacy o Scholarship and research o Registered nurse and advances nurse roles Purpose of health assessment • “Gathering information about the health status of the patient, analyzing and synthesizing those data, making judgments about nursing interventions based on the findings and evaluating patient care outcomes” (AACN, 2008) • A health assessment includes both: o A health history o A physical assessment • Other purposes of health assessment o Collect data to bill • Nursing process begins with a complete and accurate health assessment Wellness and Health Promotion • High-level wellness is a process • Role of nurses is to facilitate this achievementRole of the Professional Nurse • American Nurses Association (ANA) o Four broad goals: ▪ To promote health ▪ To prevent illness ▪ To treat human responses to heath or illness ▪ To advocate for individuals, families, communities, and populations o Nursing: Scope of standards of practice (ANA, 2004) and code of ethics for nurses with interpretive statements (ANA, 2005) o Nursing activities to promote health and prevent illness o Appropriate nursing interventions o Direct and indirect caregiving o Advocacy o Scholarship and research o Registered nurse and advances nurse roles Purpose of health assessment • “Gathering information about the health status of the patient, analyzing and synthesizing those data, making judgments about nursing interventions based on the findings and evaluating patient care outcomes” (AACN, 2008) • A health assessment includes both: o A health history o A physical assessment • Other purposes of health assessment o Collect data to bill • Nursing process begins with a complete and accurate health assessment Wellness and Health Promotion • High-level wellness is a process • Role of nurses is to facilitate this achievement