Today our topic of discussion is Nursing Assessment.
Nursing Assessment
The first step of nursing process is assessment Assessment is the collection of data about the client from a variety of Sources. Assessment is the continuous process carried out during all phases of the nursing process. It may be used during the diagnosis phase to validate a diagnosis (Fig.3.4).
Continuity of care: The written care plan is accessible to all Pre-requisites to Assessment the persons involved in the client’s care and it prevents.
Beliefs: The nurse’s belief encompasses a caring philosophy about the client’s, responsibilities and health and illness and the role of nursing in health care. These philosophies do not blossom overnight but are molded during the course of nursing education by nurses, other students, instructors.
Knowledge: The knowledge base for nurses is extensive and nurses are required to use information from sciences such as nursing, anatomy, physiology, microbiology. pharmacology, chemistry and nutrition using all of these sciences is guidelines, the nurse can analyze data collected about the client.
Skill: A variety of skills are required to perform a complete assessment of the client. They include psychomotor and
Psychomotor skills are the technical skills required in many phases and nursing process. During the assessment phase, the most common skills are those of physical assessment such as inspection, palpation and auscultation.
Interpersonal skills are important in all phases of the often used to describe the communication techniques that approach. allow the client and family to share views and telling openly.
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