Focused Exam: Abdominal Pain Results | Turned In
Advanced Health Assessment - Chamberlain, NR509-April-2018
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Self-Reflection Activity Time: 4 min
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Explicitly describe the tasks you undertook to complete this exam.
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Subjective Data Collection
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Objective Data Collection
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Student Response: The use of my critical thinking skills in order to come to a conclusion due to the process
of elimination. Re-evaluation of some of Miss. Park's lifestyle and habits. Complete abdominal exam.
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Education & Empathy Consisting of chief complaint, present medical history other than what we already knew due to chart history.
History of present illness, reviewing the system of the abdominal pain. It took me longer than expected due
Documentation to very difficult with Shadow health logging me out at least twice this time. Obtaining objective and subjective
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data. Along with inspection, and evaluation of abdominal assessment such as inspection, palpation,
Self-Reflection percussion gave us a better insight on miss Park.
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Explain the clinical reasoning behind your decisions and tasks.
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Student Response: in order to rule out anything other than fecal impaction, the steps had to be followed for
an abdominal exam. Trying to maximize my time with the patient in order to come to a conclusion of a
diagnosis. based on the assessment gaining the ability to complete a proper abdominal exam and document
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any normal and abnormal findings. used all data collection to establish a diagnosis, assessment, and plan for
the patient.
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Identify how your performance could be improved and how you can apply “lessons
learned” within the assignment to your professional nursing practice.
Student Response: As the weeks go by and we continue with shadow health I become more comfortable
with asking patient questions or when to ask questions, when to empathize and educate. It is becoming more
apparent that correctly documenting all data obtained and accurately will provide the best outcome not only
for our practice but for the patients.
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