lives of many people (Wong‚ Hockenberry‚ Wilson‚ Perry‚ & Lowdermilk‚ 2006). By assessing the spiritual aspects of patients and families‚ nurses strive to meet the spiritual needs of individuals‚ which provide strength through holistic nursing care (Wong et al.‚ 2007). Therefore‚ spiritual assessments are an important component in nursing practice. Spiritual assessments can be measured in different ways. For the author‚ the tool used to assess the spirituality of the author’s patient was H.O.P.E
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Personality Assessment Instrument Paper Alfredia McDowell PSYCH/504 April 21‚ 2012 Dr. Lucy Underwood Personality Assessment Instrument Paper Personality Assessment Instrument is a questionnaire that is used to describe a person personality trait. In this paper I will compare and contrast validity‚ comprehensiveness‚ applicability‚ and cultural utility as well as examine the strength and weakness of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator‚ Rorschach Inkblot Test‚ and the Self-Help Book on Anger and
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What is meant by assessment? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the assessment types and methods you use? How would you involve your learner into the assessment process? Why do we need to keep records of assessment? Assessments are a critical part of the education system; highlighted by Black and Wiliams’(1998) who define assessments as activities providing “information to be used as feedback to modify the teaching and learning activities in which they are engaged”. There are two forms
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Family Health Assessment Family Health Assessment Nurses‚ in order to practice effectively‚ must assess consciously and unconsciously to determine the needs of the client (McCain‚ 1965‚ pg. 82). The functional abilities of the patient are selected based on the assessment. Marjorie Gordon proposed functional health patterns as a guide to provide a comprehensive nursing assessment of the patient (Gordon‚ 1994). Gordon’s health patterns are categorized into 11 possible approaches to collect
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addiction‚ the inability of family members to recognize or accept the
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Topic: My Health Assessment Ashleigh R. Holden Kean University Abstract This assessment was performed on a 41 years old female with an average health. The patient is having some right hip pain and some limited ROM. She was a pleasant woman with a great understanding of her own health and her family health history. CK is slightly overweight‚ smokes and does not exercise enough. She is the mother of two children and the wife to RK for 15 years. Her mother is still alive and in healthy
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Several components make up a comprehensive geriatric assessment. These include looking at the client’s medical‚ psychological‚ social‚ and environmental well-being. In addition‚ with the elderly patients‚ the nurse should evaluate for an increased falls risk‚ skin integrity‚ and the ability to independently manage their ADLs (Cary & Lyder‚ 2011). Prior to the assessment‚ it would be helpful if the nurse could review past medical visits as well as note any chronic diseases and their management. The
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Assessments Package BSHS401 March 12‚ 2012 Kim Chosie Assessments Package The paper is based upon the self assessment online training. Throughout I will explain what changes the exercise has done to the view I had prior and the view I have after. Although in I think that becoming a case manager is a hard job and requires specific personality traits. I will write about the position of a case manager and what roles and duties the job requires. I will discuss the viewpoints on ethical principles
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explore the nursing process with regard to the prevention of pressure ulcers. Pressure ulcers are a widespread and often underestimated health problem in the UK. They occur in 4-10% of patients admitted to hospital (Ward et al‚ 2010). This essay‚ using case study 4‚ will explore the holistic nursing process‚ and also the biological‚ sociological‚ psychological and ethical issues regarding the prevention of pressure ulcers. Lily is frightened due to her shortness of breath (dyspnoea)‚ and as lying
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Unit 301: Understanding the principles and practices of assessment Question 1: Define the key concepts and principles of assessment We should always consider what the assessment experience of assessment is like for our learners. Considering key principles in the designing of our assessments will keep our views fresh and reflective. Key principle 1: Put the learner at the heart of the assessment. The assessment experience should be a motivational one for our learners. It is only by
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