Nursing assessment

Carrying out a nursing assessment is the first step in the nursing process. An assessment can be defined as information obtained via observation, questioning, physical examination and clinical investigations in order to establish a baseline for planning intervention (Collins, Hampton and White, 2002). The information gathered in this first step includes the patient’s psychological, physiological, sociological and spiritual status. *(REF) In Susan’s case her first assessment would have been…

based assessment which was conducted in a stroke rehabilitation facility. Names throughout have been changed to maintain privacy of the client. Mike (pseudonym) was admitted after he suffered from a hemorrhagic stroke. Planning care was conducted in collaboration with Mike to utilise strengths in order to gain a desired outcome when planning his care. The strengths assessment used relates accordingly to competencies 3.1 and 3.2 within interpersonal relationships, the third domain of Nursing…

Case Study: Assessment 3 Nursing Management Plan Nursing management of the patient is important to make sure the patient is safe and comfortable. Nursing care plans are created to aid in communication and organization of Mr. C's specific care needs and actions that can be addressed by the changing nursing staff. Upon arrival to the neurosurgical ward, Mr. C was alert, obeying commands and presenting a GCS of 15, along with a pain score of 5/10 where he was given appropriate analgesia. Left…

Upon completing the Public Health Nursing Assessment Tool (PHNAT) on the town of Poultney, Vermont the issue that stuck out as a risk to the residents was the lack of safety measures. This risk became apparent in the social determinants section of the PHNAT under the law enforcement section. This paper will go through the nursing process systematically in order to show this is a risk to the town, diagnose the risk, plan the intervention, implement the intervention and lastly, evaluate how the…

As part of the NA401 Foundation Skills for Nursing assessment, I undertook a clinical simulation of 10 minutes and was required to assess and record the patient’s vital signs Pulse and Respiration. Vital Sign are fundamental part of practice care, as it can direct the body’s ability on maintaining they natural function , they are essential in revealing any changes that could give indication of clinical deterioration of the patient state. I have used the Observation Chart for the national Early…

Assessing Gier and Davihizar’s Transcultural Model Giger and Davidhizar’s Transcultural Nursing Assessment model has become an important framework for nurses to provide optimal care to patients who are culturally diverse. This framework was created as a response to the need for nursing students in an undergraduate program who needed to provide care for patients with different backgrounds. This model uses six components a nurse should assess for regarding the unique culture of each person.…

minimal suffering involved. The Giger and Davidhizar Transcultural Assessment Model is a great tool for nurses to use when it comes to caring for patients of a different culture. This paper takes that model and applies it to Buddhism and how a nurse can care for a Buddhist patient at the end of life stage. Giger and Davidhizar Transcultural Assessment Model In 1988, Dr. Joyce Newman Giger and Dr. Ruth Davidhizar discovered that the nursing profession needed a formalized framework for how to…

Davidhizar’s Transcultural Nursing Assessment Framework: Analysis of Pregnancy and Birth in the Jewish Culture Introduction The Jewish culture is one that nurses may encounter when caring for patients throughout their career. Joyce Giger and Ruth Davidhizar created the Transcultural Nursing Assessment Framework to help nurses assess patients using their culture as a starting consideration. It breaks it down into six components to consider when analyzing cultures to help with nursing care. After…

333-01: Physical Assessment for the Nursing Professional July 5, 2015 Journal 8 Performing a thorough examination and well-document neurological assessments are integral part of nursing care. The sequence of neurological examination is: mental status, cranial nerves, motor system, sensory system, and reflexes (Jarvis, 2012). A nurse should be a keen observer to recognize abnormal changes of patients. I agree, organize and simplify assessments could help nurses perform assessments much easier. A…

Conducting cultural assessments on each individual patient is a necessity in nursing. This paper will describe some of the key components of conducting a comprehensive cultural assessment. I will also choose two of the listed components and reflect on my own culture and how it could possibly impact my attitude toward a patient of a different culture. Lastly, I will create two nursing diagnoses, for a patient who comes into a physician’s office that I work for, with a newly diagnosed problem.…