Comprehensive Health History Interview NAME University of North Carolina at Pembroke Abstract T.J. was the patient for a comprehensive health history interview. Patient was a reliable source to answer questions and was able to recall information from recent and distant past events that were needed to complete the health history. T.J. recalled childhood illnesses and immunizations, and patient’s family history was obtained. The review of systems was discussed and documented, as well as
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ASSESSMENT OF THE PATIENT Why do we assess the pt? · To evaluate the client’s current physical condition · To detect early signs of developing health problems · · Gather General Data information….The Data Base 1. Personal Data 2. Chief Complaint = 3. Past Health History = the past health problems, treatments, & outcomes. A. Surgical history…..type & date of surgery. B. Medical Illnesses 4. Family History= 5. Allergies = 6. Current Meds 7. Prosthesis=
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Running head: FUNCTIONAL HEALTH PATTERNS COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT FUNCTIONAL HEALTH PATTERNS COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT GUID Ugommah Miller Grand Canyon University NRS427V CASTILLA ROSE April 30, 2012 FUNCTIONAL HEALTH PATTERNS COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT GUIDE According to Stanhope & Lancaster (2010), community assessment is the process of critically thinking about the community and getting to know and understand the community client. Assessment helps identify community needs, clarify problems
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impaired upper limb function, which is affected in more than 80% of stroke cases (1) . Stroke is the leading cause of disability in adults in the United States, affecting an estimated 730,000 people per year. It is therefore a major and increasing health care problem and accounts for major economic challenge for the society. Its consequences affect the individual in addition to his or her environment including family and friends. Thus it has negative social repercussions. For example, a person’s ability
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The purpose of this paper is to perform a holistic assessment of the older adult using the SPICES tool. What is SPICES? The acronym SPICES stands for Sleeping disorder, Problems with eating and feeding, Incontinence, Confusion, Evidence of falls, and Skin breakdown (Fulmer & Wallace, n.d.). Each area of the tool is important to assess in order to address problems and develop interventions or solutions to the problems to ultimately provide quality patient care. Sleep is important not only for promoting
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should also be borne in mind that behaviour can have a harmful effect on the lives of both the individuals behaving in a challenging way, and others who live and work around those individuals. Hence it is imperative that practitioners working within health and social care can deal with challenging behaviour in an appropriate way that supports the safety and wellbeing of the individual, the practitioner and others exposed to the services offered. The causes will now be examined in turn. Challenging behaviour
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2011)("HMBANA," 2003) breastfeeding dq 2 Wendy Robertson Grand Canyon Universithy Health Assessment NRS434 Cynthia Yascavage August 13, 2013 breastfeeding dq 2 You are the registered nurse performing a health assessment on a newborn infant. From the functional health pattern portion of the assessment, you learn the mother is reluctant to breastfeed her baby. One of the most important aspects of health promotion in the infant is nutritional status. At this time, you take the opportunity
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Family Health Assessment Name: Julie Carr Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V-O105 April 5, 2014 A family health assessment is an approach used by nurses to evaluate and determine the family’s health status and to develop a plan for care for a family as a whole or individually. The purpose of this paper is to interview a family about various functional health patterns and summarize the findings. After evaluating the findings the author will develop two nursing diagnosis based off the family’s
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Focussed Assessment In the given case study patient has persistence vomiting for eight days and she took Antaacids to relieve the symptoms. She is dehydrated, and her lab results shows she has metabolic alkalosis. In focused assessment, detailed nursing assessment of particular body system(s) connected to the current problem is required. One or more body system may be involved.Nausea and vomiting can ocurr due to different reasons like food poisoning,chloecystitis or intestinal obstruction..For
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A comprehensive assessment of the geriatric patient is very important for many reasons and the first being a baseline if nothing else. Today when we use the term geriatric or elderly this does not mean that this person is in a wheelchair or walking with a walker, it is in regards to where they are in their lifespan. Therefore a comprehensive assessment for one may be totally different for another. The healthcare provider needs to keep in mind that this could make the geriatric patient have feelings
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