NUR 213 Objectives for week 1 test 1 Exam #1 Question
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Define assessment and it's purpose- √√-A collection of data about the individual's health
state that involves collecting, validating, and clustering data
-Identifies strengths and limitations
-Establishes a baseline so future comparisons can be made to that baseline data
Purposes of Health Assessment- √√-Collect pertinent client health status data
-Identify client's current health status
-Identify clients' actual and potential health
problems
-Identify areas for health promotion
Discuss assessment as part of the nursing process- √√A systematic process and a
continuous process
Discuss assessment cognitive, psychomotor, affective/interpersonal, and ethical skills-
√√Cognitive Skills: Assessment is a "thinking" process. Critical thinking (thinking before you
act), and Diagnostic reasoning. Critical thinking is a way to interpret the data. Whether or
not you should do something. Diagnostic reasoning is analyzing health data and drawing
conclusions to identify diagnoses, used by doctors and nurses
Psychomotor Skills- √√Assessment is a "doing" process. Skills needed to perform the 4
techniques of physical assessment
which are (inspection, percussion, palpation, and auscultation)
Affective/Interpersonal- √√Assessment is a "feeling" process. Affective skills needed to
develop caring, therapeutic nurse-client relationships
Ethical Skills- √√Assessment is being responsible and accountable. Responsible &
accountable for practice, Respect clients' rights, and Assure confidentiality. Nursing is a
privilege, practice it with honor
Differentiate subjective and objective data- √√NOT MEASURABLE....descriptive such as
feelings or sensations rather than measurable information; contributed by a client or other
person and verifiable only by the client or other person. Descriptive- someone is describing
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Define assessment and it's purpose- √√-A collection of data about the individual's health
state that involves collecting, validating, and clustering data
-Identifies strengths and limitations
-Establishes a baseline so future comparisons can be made to that baseline data
Purposes of Health Assessment- √√-Collect pertinent client health status data
-Identify client's current health status
-Identify clients' actual and potential health
problems
-Identify areas for health promotion
Discuss assessment as part of the nursing process- √√A systematic process and a
continuous process
Discuss assessment cognitive, psychomotor, affective/interpersonal, and ethical skills-
√√Cognitive Skills: Assessment is a "thinking" process. Critical thinking (thinking before you
act), and Diagnostic reasoning. Critical thinking is a way to interpret the data. Whether or
not you should do something. Diagnostic reasoning is analyzing health data and drawing
conclusions to identify diagnoses, used by doctors and nurses
Psychomotor Skills- √√Assessment is a "doing" process. Skills needed to perform the 4
techniques of physical assessment
which are (inspection, percussion, palpation, and auscultation)
Affective/Interpersonal- √√Assessment is a "feeling" process. Affective skills needed to
develop caring, therapeutic nurse-client relationships
Ethical Skills- √√Assessment is being responsible and accountable. Responsible &
accountable for practice, Respect clients' rights, and Assure confidentiality. Nursing is a
privilege, practice it with honor
Differentiate subjective and objective data- √√NOT MEASURABLE....descriptive such as
feelings or sensations rather than measurable information; contributed by a client or other
person and verifiable only by the client or other person. Descriptive- someone is describing
