Within this essay the writer will explore and evaluate Omar. Omar is a stroke victim that has been in hospital for two days. He is unable to talk so it is hard to communicate with him. He has a wife and three children. It is important to do an individualised patient assessment for several reasons. First of all, every patient is different. This means that what may work for one may not work for another. Some patients may recover quicker and some can take longer. The severity of a stroke can also affect this as the damage can be different, patients can need distinct types of help and care due to this. Families of the patient can also impact the care. Some families may want to help a lot and others may not want to. It is also important that any
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The first step is the assessment phase. Within this stage the nurse assesses the patients sociological, physiological and psychological wellbeing. They do this by talking to the patient along with, their health history, family history, physical examinations and general observations. (Nursing process, 2018)
The second step is the diagnosing step, this is where the nurse collates all information they have found and make an educated judgement about what the health problem is with the patient. A patient can have more than one diagnoses. Within this process it is also stated if the patient is at risk of having further problems with their health. This stage is important for treatment. (Nursing process, 2018)
The third step is the planning step, when the patient and the nurse agree with the diagnosis a plan can be put in place. If the patient has more than one diagnosis they will all be given an individual goal to have a beneficial outcome. (Nursing process, …show more content…
When the intervention has been done the nurse then evaluates the goals of the patients and assesses if they have been met. There are possible outcomes from this including, patient’s condition improved, patients condition stabilised, patients condition deteriorated, died or discharged. If there is no improvement the nursing process begins again and keeps continuing till something is found that works. (Nursing process, 2018) These are all important parts when it comes to the foundations of the patients care.
Its important that the patient is given holistic care. This involves looking at the patient in full. This includes thinking about their emotions, religions and personal relationships not just their diagnosis and medications. (Practical nursing 2018) This is important within the nursing process as it can play a part in their treatment. For example, they may have a religion and their family may want to wash them instead of a member of staff. It is important to know this as it means that it doesn’t need to be within the patients needs from the staff. (practical nursing
The first step is the assessment phase. Within this stage the nurse assesses the patients sociological, physiological and psychological wellbeing. They do this by talking to the patient along with, their health history, family history, physical examinations and general observations. (Nursing process, 2018)
The second step is the diagnosing step, this is where the nurse collates all information they have found and make an educated judgement about what the health problem is with the patient. A patient can have more than one diagnoses. Within this process it is also stated if the patient is at risk of having further problems with their health. This stage is important for treatment. (Nursing process, 2018)
The third step is the planning step, when the patient and the nurse agree with the diagnosis a plan can be put in place. If the patient has more than one diagnosis they will all be given an individual goal to have a beneficial outcome. (Nursing process, …show more content…
When the intervention has been done the nurse then evaluates the goals of the patients and assesses if they have been met. There are possible outcomes from this including, patient’s condition improved, patients condition stabilised, patients condition deteriorated, died or discharged. If there is no improvement the nursing process begins again and keeps continuing till something is found that works. (Nursing process, 2018) These are all important parts when it comes to the foundations of the patients care.
Its important that the patient is given holistic care. This involves looking at the patient in full. This includes thinking about their emotions, religions and personal relationships not just their diagnosis and medications. (Practical nursing 2018) This is important within the nursing process as it can play a part in their treatment. For example, they may have a religion and their family may want to wash them instead of a member of staff. It is important to know this as it means that it doesn’t need to be within the patients needs from the staff. (practical nursing