NURS 233 HEALTH COMPUTING : MODULE 4 STUDY GUIDE
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
Define an assessment
answers: the systematic and continuous collection, analysis, validation, and
communication of patient data
What does the data of an assessment reflect
answers: how health functioning is enhanced by health promotion or compromised
by illness/injury
What does the database include?
answers: all the pertinent patient information collected by the nurse and other
health care professionals
What does the database enable the nurse to do?
answers: to partner with patients to develop a comprehensive and effective care
plan
What is the ongoing assessment used for?
answers: to alert the nurse if there is changes in the patient's condition which
warrants changes in the patients care plan; changes in priorities
Differentiate between medical assessments and nursing assessments
answers: medical assessments: used to target data pointing to pathologic
conditions
nursing assessments: focus on the patient's response to health problems that the
medical assessemnet found
, Nursing assessment findings may contribute to the identification of medical
diagnosis, however...
answers: our unique focus is the patient's response to whatever they are
experiencing
List the 5 critical thinking activities linked to assessment
answers: assessing: systematically and comprehensively to identify nursing and
medical concerns
detecting: bias and determining the credibility of information sources
distinguishing: normal from abnormal findings
making: judgements about the significance of data, distinguishing relevant from
irrelevant data
identifying: assumptions and inconsistencies, checking accuracy and reliability,
and recognizing missing information
List the 7 charachteristics of nursing assessments
answers: 1. purposeful
2. prioritized
3. complete
4. systematic
5. factual and accurate
6. relevant
7. recorded in a standard manner
describe relevancy of data
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
Define an assessment
answers: the systematic and continuous collection, analysis, validation, and
communication of patient data
What does the data of an assessment reflect
answers: how health functioning is enhanced by health promotion or compromised
by illness/injury
What does the database include?
answers: all the pertinent patient information collected by the nurse and other
health care professionals
What does the database enable the nurse to do?
answers: to partner with patients to develop a comprehensive and effective care
plan
What is the ongoing assessment used for?
answers: to alert the nurse if there is changes in the patient's condition which
warrants changes in the patients care plan; changes in priorities
Differentiate between medical assessments and nursing assessments
answers: medical assessments: used to target data pointing to pathologic
conditions
nursing assessments: focus on the patient's response to health problems that the
medical assessemnet found
, Nursing assessment findings may contribute to the identification of medical
diagnosis, however...
answers: our unique focus is the patient's response to whatever they are
experiencing
List the 5 critical thinking activities linked to assessment
answers: assessing: systematically and comprehensively to identify nursing and
medical concerns
detecting: bias and determining the credibility of information sources
distinguishing: normal from abnormal findings
making: judgements about the significance of data, distinguishing relevant from
irrelevant data
identifying: assumptions and inconsistencies, checking accuracy and reliability,
and recognizing missing information
List the 7 charachteristics of nursing assessments
answers: 1. purposeful
2. prioritized
3. complete
4. systematic
5. factual and accurate
6. relevant
7. recorded in a standard manner
describe relevancy of data
