NR 305 Week 6 Discussion Reflection on Nursing Assessment for Violence (Graded)

Week6Discussion:ReflectiononNursing AssessmentforViolence(Graded) Purpose Thepurpose ofthisreflectionisfor learners toreflectonthenurse'sroleinhealthassessmentinvariouscaresettings. CourseOutcomes Thisreflectionenablesthestudenttomeetthefollowingcourseoutcome: CO3:Describephysical,psychosocial,cultural,andspiritualinfluencesonanindividual'shealthstatus. (PO 1) Directions • Reflection is an activity that involves your deep thought into your ownexperiencesrelatedtotheconceptsoftheweek.Answersshouldbedetailed.Inreflections students: o Demonstrateunderstandingofconceptsfortheweek o Engageinmeaningfuldialoguewithclassmatesand/orinstructor o Expressopinionsclearlyandlogically,inaprofessionalmanner • Usetherubric onthis pageasyoucomposeyouranswers. • ScholarlysourcesareNOTrequiredforthisreflection • BestPracticesinclude: o Participationearlyintheweekisencouragedtostimulatemeaningful discussionamongclassmatesandinstructor. o Enterthe reflectionoftenduringtheweektoreadandlearn fromposts. o Selectdifferentclassmatesforyourreplyeachweek. ReflectionQuestions Reflectonyourcurrentorpriorpracticeexperiences. • ParagraphOne • Patients of any age, gender, cultural background or socio-economicstatuscanbevictimsofviolence.Considerapatientpopulationyouarecurrently working with or have worked with in the past. For what type ofviolence might they be at risk? What are some related findings thatmightalert youtoinvestigatefurther? • ParagraphTwo • Screening for signs of violence and abuse is a part of patient healthhistoryassessments.Haveyouobservedthequestionsbeingaskedbynurses or have you asked them to patients? Do you believe thesescreeningsaretypicallycompletedindetail?Explainyouranswer.