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Chapter 7: The Nursing Process & Standards of Care
Objectives
• Compare the different approaches you would consider when performing an assessment with a child,
an adolescent, & an older adult.
• Differentiate between the use of an interpreter & a translator when performing an assessment with
a non–English speaking patient.
• Conduct a Mental Status Examination (MSE).
• Perform a psychosocial assessment, including brief cultural & spiritual components.
Quality & Safety Education in Nursing Competencies
• Provide Patient-Centered Care
• Work in Multidisciplinary Teams
• Employ Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
• Apply Quality Improvement
• Utilize Informatics
Standards of Care
Standard 1: Assessment
• Age considerations
o Assessment of children
o Assessment of adolescents
o Assessment of older adults
• Language barriers
Case Study
• Mr. R, a patient in the early stages of Alzheimer’s has not been doing well. He is still aware of
family members, including his sister, who has moved in with him.
• “I still have to work,” she says, “so the neighbor downstairs checks in on him during the day, & there’s a
bell so he knows if Edgar tries to leave by himself.”
• Mr. R’s sister has brought him to the clinic because she’s worried about recent weight loss &
some progression in his disease.
Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Assessment
• Gathering data
o Review of systems
o Laboratory data
o MSE
o Psychosocial assessment
o Spiritual/religious assessment
o Cultural & social assessment
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o Validating the assessment
o Using rating scales
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NUR 437-Differentiate between the use of an interpreter and a
translator...Answer
Chapter 7: The Nursing Process & Standards of Care
Objectives
• Compare the different approaches you would consider when performing an assessment with a child,
an adolescent, & an older adult.
• Differentiate between the use of an interpreter & a translator when performing an assessment with
a non–English speaking patient.
• Conduct a Mental Status Examination (MSE).
• Perform a psychosocial assessment, including brief cultural & spiritual components.
Quality & Safety Education in Nursing Competencies
• Provide Patient-Centered Care
• Work in Multidisciplinary Teams
• Employ Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
• Apply Quality Improvement
• Utilize Informatics
Standards of Care
Standard 1: Assessment
• Age considerations
o Assessment of children
o Assessment of adolescents
o Assessment of older adults
• Language barriers
Case Study
• Mr. R, a patient in the early stages of Alzheimer’s has not been doing well. He is still aware of
family members, including his sister, who has moved in with him.
• “I still have to work,” she says, “so the neighbor downstairs checks in on him during the day, & there’s a
bell so he knows if Edgar tries to leave by himself.”
• Mr. R’s sister has brought him to the clinic because she’s worried about recent weight loss &
some progression in his disease.
Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Assessment
• Gathering data
o Review of systems
o Laboratory data
o MSE
o Psychosocial assessment
o Spiritual/religious assessment
o Cultural & social assessment
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NUR 437-Differentiate between the use of an interpreter and a
translator...Answer
o Validating the assessment
o Using rating scales
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