Assignment: Personal Assessment Paper Rartajah Davis Valdosta State University Part 1 As an African American reared in a small rural town‚ I grew up with a sense of community and a racial awareness. Families in my neighborhood experienced a sense of belonging through shared daily activities. According to McMillian and Chavis‚ the four elements of sense of community were evident in my neighborhood (1986). As a child‚ I noticed physical differences in people throughout my community. In
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Running head: FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT Family Health Assessment Kerry Murphy Family Centered Health Promotion March 15‚ 2014 Family Health Assessment When assessing a family‚ inquiries about the family function through a series of questions which will afford the nurse the information needed to prepare a complete family health plan. Marjory Gordon developed a series of questions in regards to 11 functional health patterns. This particular assessment not only pertains to
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Angina Chest pain signs clenching fist symptoms diaphoresis‚ cold sweats‚ pallor‚ grayness‚ Palpitations‚ dyspnea‚ nausea‚ tachycardia‚ fatigue Dyspnea Shortness of breath difficult‚ labored breathing- quantify exactly. Paroxysmal‚ (sudden increase in symptoms)‚ constant or intermittent‚ recumbent‚ paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (PND) -- heart failure Orthopnea the need to assume a more upright position to breathe (note exact number of pillows used) Cyanosis/Pallor dusky blue mottling of the skin
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look at the assessment tools used to provide holistic care for this client. It will examine the various assessments used on this client and discuss the holistic needs of the client. My placement area was with a Community Mental Health Team and so the assessment tool used was the Community Mental Health Team Assessment and Progress Record. Carpenito-Moyet (2005‚ p.231) defined an assessment as “the deliberate and systematic collection of data to determine a client’s current and past health status and
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Running head: BORETZKY FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT Boretzky Family Health Assessment Michelle Phoebe Baltazar Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V September 8‚ 2012 Boretzky Family Health Assessment Gordon’s functional health pattern assessment is a tool that nurses can use to analyze a person’s whole being that incorporates every aspect of that person. Through this approach‚ nurses can ensure that holistic care is provided. The Boretzky family was therefore interviewed to analyze
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Assessment Feedback Sheet (This sheet must be completed for each assignment submitted) Learner name: Nasrin Begum Assessor name: Shwe yu moon Course title: Level 1 Diploma in Skills for Health and Social Care (Adults and Children) Course code: Group 4 Module: OCN UNIT (4 credits) Submission Date: 01/12/2014 Assignment title: Introductory awareness of health and safety in health‚ social care and children’s and young people’s settings Comments on content (based on the assessment criteria):
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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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Study Guide Test One Chapters 1-8 BSN Assessment 3106 The test will be 50 multiple choice questions types of data: subjective data- what the patient says about themselves (ex. im feeling nauseous) objective data- what one can observe about the patient. can observe visually‚ by inspecting‚ palpating‚ percussing‚ and auscultating during a physical exam. what makes up a database: the subjective and objective information acquired along with patients record and laboratory files novice
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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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essay will aim to discuss from the perspective of mental health nurse the assessment skill needed to be carried out to enable effective care planning for Lisa. This assessment will be in partnership with Lisa which will take into consideration her physical‚ emotional‚ psychological‚ social and environmental developments in order to provide appropriate care plan. This discussion will be around dual diagnosis‚ prevalence‚ assessments‚ health promotion and recovery concepts. From the case scenario
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