Running head: HEALTH ASSESSMENT 1 Health History Paper Jane Doe Norfolk State University HEALTH ASSESSMENT HEALTH ASSESSMENT 2 Date of Interview: 07/13/11 1. BIOGRAPHICAL DATA A.A.‚ a 37 year old African male‚ present today for an annual health assessment. Patient is married and has three children. Patient states patient states “I am happy with the way things are with me‚ and I am taking good care of myself‚ I don’t smoke or drink.” Patients states he is healthy and hardly visits
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High-risk Family Assessment and Health Promotion NUR 542 University of Phoenix Sandra English High-risk Family Assessment and Health Promotion Homelessness can occur even in the most stable income families. Families that have a one income household can find themselves without employment suddenly from companies that are experiencing economic difficulties which lead to reduction in forces. The United States homeless populations decreased by one percent in 2011. The nation went from 643
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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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Children’s Functional Health Pattern Assessment |Functional Health Pattern Assessment |Toddler |Preschool-Aged |School-Aged | |(FHP) |Erickson’s Developmental Stage: |Erickson’s Developmental Stage: |Erickson’s Developmental Stage: | | |Developing Autonomy |Developing Initiative
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Health Assessment 1. Define two different methods or frameworks‚ commonly used to collect health assessment data. Marjory Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns provides a holistic guide used by nurses to gather health data as well as a format for the organisation of data collected (White‚ 2005). A functional assessment assists the nurse in obtaining the clients past health history‚ current health status and perception of health behaviours (Gordon‚ 2010). Focusing on 11 areas of possible functional
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Health Assessment 261 Date: 11 January 2013 Client’s Profile Madam Y.A.L is a 70-year-old Chinese who speaks Hokkian and Mandarin. She is 1.58m tall and weighs 66 Kg. She is living alone in a three room flat in the Northern part of Singapore over 32 years. She has 3 children‚ two older sons and one younger daughter who are all married. Her children have one son each. Her daughter lives nearby and brings her to eat food outside together once a week. Client loves shopping and cooking. Client is
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HEALTH ASSESSMENT 1. In an interview‚ the nurse may find it necessary to take notes to aid his or her memory later. Which statement is true regarding note-taking? A) Note-taking may impede the nurse’s observation of the patient’s nonverbal behaviors. B) Note-taking allows the patient to continue at his or her own pace as the nurse records what is said. C) Note-taking allows the nurse to shift attention away from the patient‚ resulting in an increased comfort level. D) Note-taking allows
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Course Project Milestone #2: Nursing Diagnosis and Care Plan Form 1: Analyze Assessment Data: Based on the health history information‚ identify the following: A. Areas for focused assessment (30 points) Provide a brief overview of those areas of strength and weakness noted from Milestone #1: Health History. Pt biggest strength is that‚ he considers himself as an independent person like to take everything positive and have future goals about life. Main weakness includes difficulty to quit
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What is health assessment? Health assessment is defined as the increase and enhancement of well-established methods to understanding the needs of a patient. In the 19th century the first medical officers for health were accountable for assessing the needs of their local populations. Health assessment has come to mean an objective and effective method of modifying health amenities. Health assessments have traditionally been started by public health experts; the local health becomes paramount to all
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Personal Health Assessment Paper Roger Laskin SCI/100 February 28‚ 2011 The term wellness is relatively new and it discusses the optimal health that a person has. The term wellness has to do with more than just physical health of a person. Concerning an individual‚ wellness deals with six dimensions of health; physical‚ spiritual‚ intellectual‚ social‚ psychological‚ and environmental ( Insel & Roth‚ 2006). Wellness happens when good choices are made about a person living their
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