1
In nursing assessment, the nurse uses their _____ to assess the patients
Senses:
Sight Image
hearing
smell
touch
feel
logical order- Cassandra's example was "don't make the patient take their shirt off, then
back on, then off, then stand up, then sit down, then stand up again"
2
What are the 4 requirements for a proper assessment setting?
Clean
Quiet Image
Private
Safe
3
True or false? An assessment setting should be public, so that other nurses can verify your findings
,False; Do that shit in private
Image
4
What is OBJECTIVE data?
data collected using the nurse's senses
Image
5
What is subjective data?
data collected from the patients description.
Image
"My arm hurts"
"I'm feeling nauseous"
6
Define baseline and why it is necessary to establish a baseline
Baseline is the patient's "normal" results (pulse, respirations, etc."
Image
It is necessary for detecting abnormal findings for patients, since their vitals are
individualized
, 7
What are you looking for during the inspection aspect of assessment?
Normal vs. Abnormal
Image
Color, shape, and symmetry
Movement, pulsation, texture
8
What are you looking for during the palpation aspect of assessment?
Using fingertips and palms:
size, shape, underlying structures of body parts Image
body temp, skin moisture, turgor
tenderness
outlines and masses
9
What are you looking for during the Percussion aspect of assessment?
In nursing assessment, the nurse uses their _____ to assess the patients
Senses:
Sight Image
hearing
smell
touch
feel
logical order- Cassandra's example was "don't make the patient take their shirt off, then
back on, then off, then stand up, then sit down, then stand up again"
2
What are the 4 requirements for a proper assessment setting?
Clean
Quiet Image
Private
Safe
3
True or false? An assessment setting should be public, so that other nurses can verify your findings
,False; Do that shit in private
Image
4
What is OBJECTIVE data?
data collected using the nurse's senses
Image
5
What is subjective data?
data collected from the patients description.
Image
"My arm hurts"
"I'm feeling nauseous"
6
Define baseline and why it is necessary to establish a baseline
Baseline is the patient's "normal" results (pulse, respirations, etc."
Image
It is necessary for detecting abnormal findings for patients, since their vitals are
individualized
, 7
What are you looking for during the inspection aspect of assessment?
Normal vs. Abnormal
Image
Color, shape, and symmetry
Movement, pulsation, texture
8
What are you looking for during the palpation aspect of assessment?
Using fingertips and palms:
size, shape, underlying structures of body parts Image
body temp, skin moisture, turgor
tenderness
outlines and masses
9
What are you looking for during the Percussion aspect of assessment?
