C350 Comprehensive Health Assessment {UPDATED} | C350 Comprehensive Health Assessment_Survival Guide

Comprehensive Health Assessment (C350) Survival Guide Welcome to Comprehensive Health Assessment (C350)! This study guide is provided to help you engage the learning resources in an effective manner. Please use the incorporated review questions as a tool to drill down into the specific concepts. Do not simply memorize the answers and expect that this would be sufficient preparation to successfully complete the objective assessment. The questions should be used to gauge your understanding of related concepts, as well as your preparation level, prior to referring for the OA. Should you have any question(s), please do not hesitate to contact the course mentors assigned to this competency. All student questions should be directed into the Group Inbox for UJC2, which is accessible through the COS and in the learning community. Competency 1: Comprehensive Health Assessment of Individuals & Populations  Read: Gordon's Functional Health Patterns Study Gordon's functional health patterns. As you read the pages in this section, take notes on health status from both the individual level and the community or global level.2 Read the following chapters in Nursing Diagnosis Manual:  Chapter 1 ("The Nursing Process: The Foundation of Quality Client Care")  Chapter 2 ("The Language of Nursing")  Read: Global Health Read the following chapters in Global Health:  Chapter 1 ("Measures of Health and Disease in Populations")  Chapter 2 ("Culture, Behavior, and Health") Use the discussion questions at the end of each chapter to review the information you are learning and reflect more deeply on the application of your knowledge. Read the following chapters in Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History-Taking:  Chapter 1 ("Overview: Physical Examination and History Taking")  Chapter 3 ("Interviewing and the Health History")  Read: Population-Based Nursing As you complete the reading listed below, add to the notes you began in the earlier reading activities. Read the following chapters in Population-Based Nursing:  Chapter 1 ("Introduction to Population-Based Learning")  Chapter 3 ("Measuring Disease in Populations")  Chapter 4 ("Applying Epidemiological Methods in Population-Based Nursing Practice")  Chapter 5 ("Applying Evidence at the Population Level") Competency 2: Health Maintenance & Risk Reduction Assessment of Individuals & Populations  Read: Sociocultural Dimensions of Health Review the following chapter in Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History-Taking:  Chapter 1 ("Overview: Physical Examination and History Taking")3 Make sure that you can identify emerging disease conditions, health trends, and social behaviors related to wellness and disease. Look through the following chapter in Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and HistoryTaking for lifestyle, cultural, and environmental factors that affect the health of individuals and populations:  Chapter 20 ("The Older Adult")  Read: Barriers to Healthcare Access As you read the chapters in this section, take notes on the following topics:  barriers to access of care for health maintenance and risk reductions  tools for measuring health status  social and cultural constructs that affect patient behavior  actions individuals and populations can take for maintaining and improving health status Read the following chapters in Population-Based Nursing:  Chapter 2 ("Identifying Outcomes")  Chapter 6 ("Using Information Systems to Improve Population Outcomes")  Chapter 8 ("Evaluating Practice at the Population Level")  Chapter 9 ("Building Relationships and Engaging Communities Through Collaboration") You may also want to review the following chapters in Population-Based Nursing that you read in an earlier activity:  Chapter 1 ("Introduction to Population-Based Learning")  Chapter 3 ("Measuring Disease in Populations")  Chapter 5 ("Applying Evidence at the Population Level")  Read: Global Health Review the following chapter in Global Health:  Chapter 1 ("Measures of Health and Disease in Populations") Read the following chapters in Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History-Taking:  Chapter 5 ("Behavior and Mental Status")4  Chapter 6 ("The Skin, Hair, and Nails") Use the discussion questions at the end of each chapter to review the information you are learning and reflect more deeply on the application of your knowledge. Competency 3: Outcome Goals and Interventions for Individuals & Populations based on Assessment Findings  Read: Educating Populations This activity will help you to develop techniques on educating different populations on healthcare promotion and prevention. Review the following chapters in Population-Based Nursing, focusing specifically on the elements of customized education plans and strategies for educating patients and populations:  Chapter 1 ("Introduction to Population-Based Learning")  Chapter 4 ("Applying Epidemiological Methods in Population-Based Nursing Practice") Also read the following chapter in Population-Based Nursing for more information on this topic:  Chapter 9 ("Building Relationships and Engaging Communities Through Collaboration")  Read: Diagnosis and Plan of Care Read the following chapters in Nursing Diagnosis Manual:  Chapter 3 ("The Assessment Process: Developing the Client Database")  Chapter 4 ("Concept or Mind Mapping to Create and Document the Plan of Care") You may also want to review the following chapters in Nursing Diagnosis Manual that you read in an earlier activity:  Chapter 1 ("The Nursing Process")  Chapter 2 ("The Language of Nursing") This guide will help you to appropriately diagnosis patients and give attainable outcomes of different patient populations. You should also become familiar with the following chapters in Nursing Diagnosis Manual, but you do not need to read the whole text of each chapter:  Chapter 5 ("Nursing Diagnoses in Alphabetical Order")5  Chapter 6 ("Health Conditions and Client Concerns With Associated Nursing Diagnoses") Review the following chapters in Population-Based Nursing and identify several of the healthcare services that are available for chronic disease processes:  Chapter 5 ("Applying Evidence at the Population Level")  Chapter 6 ("Using Information Systems to Improve Population Outcomes") Competency 4: Strategies for Maintaining Physical & Functional Health  Read: Health Literacy and Pregnancy Add to the notes you began in the previous activity as you read the following chapter in Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History-Taking:  Chapter 19 ("The Pregnant Woman")  Watch: Patients’ Acceptance of Health Information Research environmental, financial, and other types of issues that would affect patients' health literacy and acceptance of health information using the CDC community guide on the following web page:  "CDC Surveillance Resource Center"  Watch: Public Health Watch the following video:  Global Governance Monitor: Public Health After you have watched the video, explore the other tabs in the section on Public Health (i.e., "Timeline," "Issue Brief," "Matrix," "Map," and "Resources").6  Read: Financial Burden in Healthcare Read the following article:  Financial Burden of Medical Care: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January–June 2011 Also review the following chapters in Nursing Diagnosis Manual, focusing specifically on risk factors in different patient populations and what strategies need to be in place to help with disease management:  Chapter 1 ("The Nursing Process: The Foundation of Quality Client Care")  Chapter 3 ("The Assessment Process: Developing the Client Database")  Read: Challenges in Implementation As you read, take notes on the following topics:  health literacy strategies  ethical implications of limited healthcare resources  strategies for promoting health in populations with chronic disease Read the following chapter in Population-Based Nursing:  Chapter 10 ("Challenges in Implementation") You may also want to review the following chapters in Population-Based Nursing:  Chapter 2 ("Identifying Outcomes")  Chapter 9 ("Building Relationships and Engaging Communities Through Collaboration")  Read: Global Health Read the following chapters in Global Health:  Chapter 12 ("The Design of Health Systems")  Chapter 13 ("Management and Planning for Global Health") Use the discussion questions at the end of each chapter to review the information you are learning and reflect more deeply on the application of your knowledge.7  Read: Communication & Health Promotion  Communication is a key component in helping decrease healthcare disparities in any population. Evidence-based practice as an approach to clinical decision making has gained considerable interest and influence. As healthcare becomes more evidence based, awareness of the principles, skills, and resources for evidence-based practice is of relevance to all healthcare providers.  Review the following pages in Global Health: pages 58–59 ("Common Features of Successful Health Communication and Health Promotion Program") of chapter 2 ("Culture, Behavior, and Health") o You should also explore the following web page and list some of the factors that can help improve health promotion: “Healthy Aging"  Complete: Culturally Competent Care If you have not already done so, register for the following free online course:  "A Physician's Practical Guide to Culturally Competent Care" You should have completed the "Curriculum Introduction" and themes 1 and 2 in previous activities. Now complete the third theme in the course:  "Structuring Culturally Competent Care" Note: This course requires you to complete each section before moving on to the next, so you will need to do each section in order. If you did not complete the earlier parts of this course in a previous activity, you will need to do so before you are able to access the parts related to this topic.  Read: Implementing Evidence-Based Practice Measuring and improving the quality of medical care is an important focus for healthcare organizations in the United States. Read the following article to see examples how specific diagnoses coordinate with plans of care: - - - - - - Continued