CHAPTER III PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT Physical assessment of client was done last August 6‚ 2013. General Observation Our patient is a 13 days old infant who was diagnosed with Neonatal Sepsis. According to Sigmund Freud’s Stages of Psychosexual Development‚ our patient is in the Oral Stage; wherein infant’s primary source of interaction occurs through the mouth‚ so the rooting and sucking reflex is especially important. The mouth is vital for eating‚ and the infant derives pleasure from oral stimulation
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Pediatric Assessment Report Assessment techniques need to be modified to accommodate pediatric patients at different developmental stages. For infant patients‚ you will want to start the assessment with less invasive‚ quiet procedures like vitals and heart‚ lung‚ and bowel sounds. You may also want to consider performing procedures in the parent’s lap for security and controlling mobility in older infants (6-12 months). Younger infants should be placed on padded exam tables. Always remember to
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Assessment Tool Analysis NUR/440 Version 3 October 22‚ 2012 Sheila De Vaugh‚ APRN‚ BC Assessment Tool Analysis Paper The “American Nurses Association” (2012) website describes the nursing process as assessment‚ diagnosis‚ outcomes/planning‚ implementation‚ and evaluation. Another important tool is getting to know the patient‚ to get a full picture of the patient’s physical and mental status. Although there are several assessment tools that can be used‚ three tools were chosen for the purpose
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Heritage Assessment Cultural heritage plays a big role in the economic‚ social and health promotion of the individual. The use of heritage assessment tools helps healthcare providers evaluate and look at someone’s heritage‚ as well as traditional health methods used to maintain health‚ protect health‚ and restore health; by applying these concepts it helps healthcare professionals deal with a person’s physical‚ mental‚ and spiritual beliefs. Different cultures have different values and beliefs
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Introduction This paper discusses the implementation of peer assessment strategy that I carried out in a primary school in Dar es Salaam during my practicum. It consists of a background‚ rationale‚ the implementation process and conclusion. The challenges encountered and their possible solutions on how to overcome them.. Background Black and William (1998) define assessment as all those activities undertaken by teachers‚ and students in assessing themselves‚ which provide information to be
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Risk Assessments A risk assessment is an examination of what work could cause harm to people. This will help to see whether there have been enough precautions taken or a need for more to prevent harm. Employees have a right to be protected at from harm caused by a failure to take reasonable control measures. Accidents and ill health can affect a business if output is lost‚ machinery is damaged‚ insurance costs increased and possibly even having to go to court. It is a legal requirement to assess
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This paper discusses a spiritual assessment completed on a 63 year old female patient. The primary domains that were assessed were meaning and purpose‚ inner strengths‚ interconnections‚ ability to connect and forgive‚ worship and connectedness with God‚ and a sense of connection with life. The focus for doing this spiritual assessment on my patient was to obtain information about my patients ability to cope‚ about the level (if any) spiritual distress‚ and to find out about any interventions
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Informal assessment Informal assessment provides us with immediate feedback during the teaching session‚ allowing us to improve our teaching‚ both spontaneously and later upon reflection. Informal assessment at its most informal is a way of evaluating “how things are going” during a lesson‚ and at its most formal can point out needs for future assessment‚ and give you a strong sense of the learning culture of your students states Radcliff C (2007). When teaching‚ I am continuously assessing learning
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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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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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