This assignment will discuss and define the role of assessment as a vital tool in the provision of nursing care within the Nursing process. The author will describe sources of information which may inform the assessment process‚ identify a specific assessment tool used in my area of practice and identify ways of developing a positive professional relationship with the client‚ during the assessment process. The assessment process may be defined as the organized and systematic collection and assimilation
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Assessment Tool Analysis Paper The nursing process is the framework in providing nursing care. Assessment is an important aspect of nursing care and is the first step in the nursing process. An assessment of the client’s emotionally and psychology health needs must be assessed to ensure a holistic view of the client is obtained. Jean Watson’s theory of caring is the blueprint of the nursing profession. Jean Watson’s theory of human caring focused on establishing a caring relationship with patients
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I think that every aspects of nursing assessment are challenging and it depends on the nurses’ experience. When we have a new admit patient/resident‚ nursing admission assessment should be completed within 24 hours‚ and I usually would finish it. Working on the night shift‚ I find it challenging to complete the assessment because the patient is already tired and wanting to have sleep. I cannot force them to participate‚ and it is the resident’s right to refuse. When assessing for the Brief Interview
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in the nursing process as “a discipline specific‚ reflective reasoning process that guides a nurse in generating‚ implementing‚ and evaluating approaches for dealing with client care and professional concerns” (Kozier‚ 2008). This definition is imperative to help a nursing student learn how to think in terms of nursing care. Nursing students must achieve a comprehensive understanding of critical thinking in order to understand the nursing process. The purpose for this paper is for nursing students
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That day‚ I began to reflect on nursing knowledge‚ previous experiences‚ and I transformed my nursing knowledge into action. I realized that I was very confident and proactive in this situation. I was confident that by arranging a family meeting‚ I was able to help the patient’s’ family to respect the patient’ wishes. My response in this situation was to respect my patient’s wishes and teach the patient’s family. My thought and feelings about this situation is that I felt that I made a difference
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Running head: HOLISTIC 1 Holistic Health Essay Jeff Rubel Ohio University HOLISTIC 2 Holistic Health Essay Originating over five thousand years ago in China and India‚ holistic health focuses on considering all potential contributing factors
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Cultural Assessment The population of the United States is continually rising. The birth rate continues to rise‚ but more importantly‚ the number of foreign-born immigrants that relocated to the United States in 2003 was a staggering 33.5 million‚ and that number rises every year (Jarvis‚ 2008). With such a large immigrant population comes the need for medical professionals that are culturally competent. Being culturally competent means that the caregivers‚ “understand and attend to the
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identifying individualised and holistic care. It will then follow by exploring relevant nursing requirements on individualised and holistic care. Continuing with focusing on how the care is delivered‚ which will include theories‚ concepts and principles that explain how individuality‚ client involvement‚ autonomy‚ empowerment‚ advocacy‚ evaluation and monitoring are all significant within holistic care. A brief patient history will be offered and the development of the nursing process along with how the
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Holistic approach: Meaning: Holistic approach to patient care incorporates the mental‚ emotional‚ physical and spiritual health of the individual. It explores the connection between mind‚ body‚ spirit and environment. Holistic healing includes a wide range of therapies with inherently complex philosophies about the prevention and treatment of illness. Questions still exist as to the safety of complementary and alternative medicine (otherwise known as CAM)‚ which are an integral part of holistic
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Health Assessment is an important process that identifies specific needs of a person‚ collecting subjective and objective data. It is a procedure that allows health professionals to assist in health promotion and risk reduction. As a novice nurse evaluating my patient through this assessment‚ I am able to use a problem- solving approaches that allows me as a novice nurse to identify my patient’s problems and potential risks my patient may encounter‚ as well as plan and evaluate a nursing care plan
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