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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs -CORRECTANSWER physiological, safety,
love/belonging, esteem, self-actualization
Nursing Process: Assessment -CORRECTANSWER ongoing collection of essential
data
variety of sources & methods used
determines health status
consider: patient characteristics(age/gender/religion)
4 types of assessment -CORRECTANSWER 1)comprehensive/complete
2)focused/episodic
3)time lapsed-follow up
4)emergency
step 1 of health assessment -CORRECTANSWER collection of data➡
health history, interview, physical exam, lab tests
types of data: subjective & objective
primary source of data -CORRECTANSWER patient
,secondary source of data -CORRECTANSWER family members, significant others,
medical records, diagnostic procedures, and nursing literature
step 2 of health assessment -CORRECTANSWER Evaluation of Data➡review any
relevance, contradictions, gaps
present data➡ organized, legal, precise
step 3 of health assessment -CORRECTANSWER Comparison of Data➡patient's
"normal!", standards, your own experience
ANA Professional standards of data collection -CORRECTANSWER do shit right fam!
collection involves everyone, using appropriate techniques➡relevant data documented
health history -CORRECTANSWER 1st step in health assessment: collection of data
record of subjective data
includes:patient profile➡demographic/biological data(family history, culture, level of
development)
description of current health status➡reason for coming in etc
health history INTERVIEW -CORRECTANSWER therapeutic communication
techniques facilitate data gathering
, open-ended short ?s, don't ask why, move from general to specific➡COLDSPA
COLDSPA -CORRECTANSWER C-character➡describe sign/symptom!
O- onset➡when did it begin?
L- location➡where?
D-duration➡how long does it last?
S- severity ➡ how bad ?
P-pattern➡what makes it better/worse?
A- Associated factors➡ other signs/symptoms at same time?
phase 1 of health history interview -CORRECTANSWER preparatory phase
determine need for translator, therapeutic env., time interview
consider anxiety levels, pain levels
phase 2 of health history interview -CORRECTANSWER introductory phase
explain HIPAA, introduce self, prepare patient
phase 3 of health history interview -CORRECTANSWER working phase-body of
interview