Assessment Tool Analysis NUR/440 Week 3 January 1‚ 2014 Assessment is a vital aspect of nursing care. Assessment is the first phase of the nursing process. A thorough assessment involves gathering information and data about and related to the patient. The data that is collected includes physiological‚ psychological‚ environmental‚ sociocultural‚ economical‚ spiritual‚ and developmental history of the patient. Data may be objective or subjective. Objective data refers to the measurable
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Understanding and Applying the Heritage Assessment tool Dana Eldridge Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V November 10‚ 2013 Heritage Assessment Understanding and Applying the Heritage Assessment tool Nurses have to be culturally competent‚ they need to assess their individual values and beliefs about health and health care; otherwise‚ nurses might assume that all cultures share western premises and values. In order to be considerate to an individual‚ nurses must remember
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Week 1 Individual Assignment: Vulnerable Population Article Cynthia Davis NUR/440 February 4‚ 2013 Sheila De Vaughn Week 1 Individual Assignment: Vulnerable Population Article Based on my understanding of what I have read over the past week‚ I would define a vulnerable population as any individual or group of people with a decreased capacity to communicate effectively in a given setting. The term vulnerable populations is be defined as “people with questionable capacity.” It is further
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Risk Assessment Tools in Decision Making Article Review Risk assessment is a tool especially used in decision-making by the scientific and regulatory community. In Making Good Decisions‚ Peter Montague discusses the use of risk assessment‚ points out its lack of usefulness in his opinion‚ and posits that the current use of risk assessment today is largely unethical. He states that "Risk Assessment is one way of making decisions‚ but it is not the only way‚ and it is not the best way." (Montague
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University College Dublin School of Education and Lifelong Learning A Formative Evaluation of the Implementation of the Continuous Assessment Pilot Programme (CAPP) at the Basic School Level in Zambia. William M. Kapambwe Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Masters of Arts in Education (M.A.Ed) Degree September‚ 2006 Head of School: Professor Sheelagh Drudy Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Marie Clarke Abstract The Ministry of Education (MOE) in Zambia has
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Heritage Assessment Tool Grand Canyon University: NRS 429V family centered health promotion December 16‚ 2012 Heritage Assessment Tool Before we begin this journey of understanding heritage‚ we need to know what the meaning of heritage is. In my eyes‚ heritage has a lot to do with your traditions‚ culture‚ ethnicity‚ food‚ and the way you perceive your life. According to the UMASS Amherst website‚ heritage is defined as “the range of contemporary activities‚ meanings‚ and behaviors that
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CRITIQUE OF A CARDIOVASCULAR RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL INTRODUCTION. Risk assessment tools to estimate the patient’s 10-year risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) should be used to identify high-risk patients for primary prevention. The latest National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance (2010) does not recommend any particular risk calculator. According to patient (2013) those calculators which are based on the Framingham risk equation may overestimate risk
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Topic Gateway Series Strategic Analysis Tools Strategic Analysis Tools Topic Gateway Series No. 34 Prepared by Jim Downey and Technical Information Service 1 October 2007 Topic Gateway Series Strategic Analysis Tools About Topic Gateways Topic Gateways are intended as a refresher or introduction to topics of interest to CIMA members. They include a basic definition‚ a brief overview and a fuller explanation of practical application. Finally they signpost some further resources
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Literature Review - Health Needs Assessment Tools currently in use Josephine M Green (Professor of Psychosocial reproductive health) Mother and Infant Research Unit (MIRU) University of York June 2008 PREview planning resources © 2011 ChiMat www.chimat.org.uk/preview Table of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Introduction.......................................................................................................... 3 Common Assessment Framework (CAF) .............
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LIVED EXPERIENCE OF MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS IN OZAMIZ CITY A Research Paper Presented to the Faculty of the College of Nursing and School of Midwifery Misamis University Ozamiz City In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirement for the Degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing by GRANT ROBERT LABASTIDA MERYJEAN MIRO ANNA MARGARETT B. MUTIA October 2013 Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM Background of the Study Filipino people love holidays‚ where they can partake
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