The assignment will discuss the importance of assessment in Mental Health nursing‚ focusing on a 54 year old lady suffering from major depression. The Department of Health (DoH‚ 2010) pointed out that depression is a disorder of mood and may be characterised by low mood and feelings of unhappiness‚ exhaustion‚ self blame and suicidal thoughts. The assessment scale called Health of the Nations Outcome Scales (HONOS) (see appendix B) and the rational for using this scale will be explored. A brief profile
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Health Assessment Family health assessment in a vital tool that helps the family be aware of any problems concerning planning and maintaining good health. The nurse plays an important role in assessing the health of a family with the use of the 11 Gordon’s functional health patterns. The use of open ended questions enables the nurses to determine the present and past health state of a family. Functional health patterns provide a framework for the planning of care and health promotion (Flannigan
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development from performing a health assessment on food preparation and IADL’s‚ including vital signs. In nursing‚ a detailed health assessment is crucial in forming care plans‚ making a diagnosis and observing progress which is important to the patient (Gamble and Brennan‚ 2006). The health assessment indicated I can communicate well as the interview questions I had developed ensured I received all the data I required which I documented as part of the assessment. My patient remained relaxed and
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care is an important part in the health care settings because it increases the coping ability to the patients against diseases and improves the speed of the recovery. “The spiritual dimension of humans has a multidimensional and complex nature with cognitive‚ emotional‚ and behavioral aspects” (Ebrahimi‚ Areshtanab‚ Khanmiri‚ & Jafarabadi‚ 2017). It is important to the health care providers to understand the patient’s spiritual care by performing spiritual assessment‚ so patient can receive quality
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Heritage Assessment Heritage assessment is quite crucial as it is used as a tool to acquire information about a community’s cultural background‚ traditions‚ spiritual life‚ lang8uage‚ health status and social life. Heritage assessment is employed in the healthcare sector for various functions like assessment of a people’s culture‚ providing awareness with regards to health restoration‚ protection and maintenance. Heritage assessment is also employed by the nursing fraternity in provision of medical
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key links between health issues in Reading‚ Berkshire and the determinants of health. Stevens and Raftery (1997) state that the health needs of a population are only worth assessing when something useful can be done about the results. A health needs assessment (HNA) is a systematic method for reviewing the health issues facing a population‚ leading to agreed priorities and resource allocation that will improve health and reduce inequalities. (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
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A comprehensive or complete health assessment usually begins with obtaining a thorough health history and physical exam ("Overview of Nursing Health Assessment‚" 2015‚ p. 4)\. This type of assessment is usually done upon admission‚ once patient is stable‚ or when a new patient presents to an outpatient clinic. Provides fundamental and personalized knowledge about the patient and Supports the clinician–patient relationship. In other words complete assessment helps to identify or rule out physical
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of Chester County community health needs assessment of children with dental health care needs. Quantitative information from the US census and Chester county department of health will provide the required statistics for the report‚ which will be compared to the Healthy people 2020 goals and objectives to determine the state of dental health care for children. Information Background of the Community Background information for the community is vital for the assessment‚ as it will provide in details
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Community Health Assessment of 78382 Chamberlain College of Nursing NR-443 Fall Session‚ November 2012 Audrey L. Hendrix Community Health Assessment of 78382 Introduction In an effort to promote the health needs within a community‚ a successful community health nurse (CHN) must focus on the entire population. In order to accomplish this task‚ the CHN utilizes a scientific approach to determine the priority population focused health needs for the community. According to Nies & McEwen
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Questions Health Perception/Health Management: 1. How would you describe your family’s current state of health‚ and what are you doing to promote health? 2. Are there any habits that can be detrimental to your of your families health‚ for example anyone in the household smoke‚ use alcohol‚ or any drugs (street or prescription). 3. Are there any safety issues or physical‚ emotional barriers to maintaining/promoting the family’s health? Nutrition and Metabolism: 1. Is there any diseases or medical
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