NURS 239 - Unit 1 (Well-enlightened)

What is Nursing Assessment? correct answers Using all your senses to collect and validate data. How you communicate (verbal/nonverbal) How the nurse identifies client problems and issues An ongoing process What is the Nursing Process? correct answers Assessment Diagnosis Elicious - Expected outcome (goals) Planning Implementation Evaluation What are the components of a health assessment? correct answers Health History (symptoms, subjective data, secondary source of data) Physical exam (signs, objective data) What is a comprehensive Exam? correct answers Overall health status What is a focused exam? correct answers Problem oriented What is an episodic exam? correct answers Follow-ups What is a screening? correct answers Focus on disease detection What is considered Nursing Expertise? correct answers Realistic assessment Core physical examination skills How do we (nurses) collect data? correct answers Thru: Interviews, Observation, Physical Examinations, and Clinical Judgment What are the steps of a physical examination? correct answers Inspection Palpation Percussion Auscultation What are ethical assessment skills? correct answers Being responsible and accountable What are interpersonal assessment skills correct answers verbal and non-verbal What are problem solving assessment skills? correct answers intuitive and reflexive what are psychomotor assessment skills? correct answers "doing" what are cognitive assessment skills? correct answers critical thinking - decision making