The Process of Clinical Assessment helps the provider understand how problems persist and how they can be modified. It also helps the provider understand the nature of the problems, symptoms, complaints or dilemmas presented in the patient population (Messer & Gurman, ). The process of clinical assessment is especially useful for my field placement because I conduct assessments, diagnose patients, and determine potential levels of care while providing one-on-one therapy. The unique element is
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also committed to improving quality of life for our staff and family members of our residents. All staff, through team work and the interdisciplinary process, will provide the highest quality service compassion and respect to residents and their family members. The staff of Regent Care Center fulfills its mission and produces a first-class facility by practicing the key concepts on a daily basis: C= Commitment to residents, families, self, and career L= Leadership – setting a good example A=
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professional presence. Models of Health and Healing I am a mindful person and can easily drown out the distractions of the everyday noise of the unit so I can remain on track. It is important to try and think outside the box and keep your eye on the big picture. Utilizing critical thinking skills is a must. Everyday, every shift, a person is faced with making a difficult decision quickly with a limited amount of information. I currently work in a behavioral health setting. The pace of the unit
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27,006 families. The population for Kings Mountain is 10,296 people with 3,821 households, and 2,674 families. ("USCB," 2013) The ethnic structure of the city is 74.85% White, 21.55% African American, 0.15% Native American, 1.81% Asian, and 0.65% from other races, and 2.42% were Hispanic or Latino of the population. ("USCB," 2013) Of the 3,821 households for Kings Mountain, almost 50% were married couples, a little over 172% had a female as the head of household, and 30% were non-families. 12.6%
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Running head: ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS Assessment and Analysis of Cedar Rapids, Iowa Assessment and Analysis of Cedar Rapids, Iowa Nurses assess patients to evaluate their health status. Assessments help to discover health problems, areas that need improvement, and at risk health concerns. The data is then analyzed and used in planning and implementing effective nursing care. The health status of a community is evaluated by community health nurses. The community is
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TransCultural Nursing Assessment Date ____________ Time ____________ Pt Initials ________ Age ______ M F Medical dx ____________________________________________________________ ______ Communication - language, voice quality, pronunciation, use of silence and nonverbals. Subjective- Can you speak English? YES NO Can you read English? YES NO Are you able to read lips? YES NO Native Language? ____________________ Do you
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Health History and Examination Health Assessment of the Head, Neck, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Mouth, Throat, Neurological System, and the 12 Cranial Nerves Skin, Hair, Nails, Breasts, Peripheral Vascular System, Lymphatics, Thorax, Heart, Lungs, Musculoskeletal, Gastrointestinal, and Genitourinary Systems Save this form on your computer as a Microsoft Word document. You can expand or shrink each area as you need to include relevant data for your client. |Student Name: xx
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College Abstract Informal caregivers, or family members who provide care to their physically or cognitively impaired relatives, are leading providers of services to elderly individuals. However, caregivers frequently experience symptoms of depression, stress and anxiety. Also, caregivers may suffer from physical or psychological distress as a result of these symptoms. The author examined the effects of depression, stress and anxiety and suggested an assessment instrument to gauge levels of anxiety
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benefit of health and that as nurses we are designated to assess and find the self-care deficits and recognize who is needed to be able to perform the action (nursing) for the individual, and this relates to many nursing issues because it basically defines the role of the nurse to the patient in recognition to total care of the patient. And no matter what specialty you are in the main goal is adequate patient care. This paper will discuss a problem that happens far too often in home health. Patients
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Assessment Analysis Paper Gentina Thompson NUR440: Health Assessment and Promotion for Vulnerable Population September 22, 2014 Assessment tools are a necessary part of everyday nursing care. They provide the nurse with measurable means of keeping inventory of a patient’s physical progression from shift to shift. Assessment tools like the Braden scale which assess the patient’s skin quality; along with the falls risk scale that assess how high the patient’s chances are for falling; are two common
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