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Nursing Health Assessment
Mnemonics & Tips
BSN, R.N.
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They say that the best nurses are excellent at obtaining assessment, and this is true! If nurses
would look at the nursing process, assessment is the first and key step.
Gathering information about the client will provide clues for what care you can give and what you
can intervene. If you have a weak foundation in assessment, the rest of the process follows.
Discover related topics
Nursing Care Plan
Nursing Assessment Form
Nursing Assessment Example
Nursing Assessment Data
Nursing Assessment
But with the many ways to assess a patient, assessment has become an overwhelming process. To
be more systematic, here are nursing health assessment mnemonics & tips you can use to
accurately and quickly assess variety of patients in with different conditions and in various
situations.
1. Level of Consciousness Assessment: “AVPU”
The AVPU scale is a system where you can measure and record a patient’s responsiveness to
indicate their level of consciousness. It is a simplification of the Glasgow Coma Scale, which
assesses a patient response in three measures: eyes, voice, and motor skills. The AVPU scale should
be assessed during these three identifiable traits, looking for the best response for each. It has four
possible outcomes for recording and the nurse should always work from best (A) to worst (U) to
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Nursing Health Assessment
Mnemonics & Tips
BSN, R.N.
1/18
, 10/7/22, 10:30 AM
pen
They say that the best nurses are excellent at obtaining assessment, and this is true! If nurses
would look at the nursing process, assessment is the first and key step.
Gathering information about the client will provide clues for what care you can give and what you
can intervene. If you have a weak foundation in assessment, the rest of the process follows.
Discover related topics
Nursing Care Plan
Nursing Assessment Form
Nursing Assessment Example
Nursing Assessment Data
Nursing Assessment
But with the many ways to assess a patient, assessment has become an overwhelming process. To
be more systematic, here are nursing health assessment mnemonics & tips you can use to
accurately and quickly assess variety of patients in with different conditions and in various
situations.
1. Level of Consciousness Assessment: “AVPU”
The AVPU scale is a system where you can measure and record a patient’s responsiveness to
indicate their level of consciousness. It is a simplification of the Glasgow Coma Scale, which
assesses a patient response in three measures: eyes, voice, and motor skills. The AVPU scale should
be assessed during these three identifiable traits, looking for the best response for each. It has four
possible outcomes for recording and the nurse should always work from best (A) to worst (U) to
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