Unit 1 Discussion
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Discussion 1 Questions:
Base your responses on your reading and learning activities.
Discuss the role of high level assessment skills as the starting point of all models of clinical reasoning. Give an example of how assessment skill changed a patient outcome. Support your answer.
Discuss 3 areas of potential cultural conflicts between nurses and patients of different ethnic groups. Support your answer.
Discuss the meaning and importance of 3 common nonverbal modes of communication. Support your answer.
Define health promotion assessment. Discuss the reasons health promotion assessment is an important part of the health history. Give an example from your nursing practice.
Identify and discuss 2 developmental considerations when taking a health history for a child or for an older adult. How should these be addressed?
Identify the four assessment techniques used by nurses. Describe each one briefly and and give an example of how each one is used in your nursing practice. Support your answer.
Define what each of the letters of the ABCT mental assessment addresses. Should we always use all of these assessments in the mental status exam, why or whynot? How are these assessments used in your current nursing practice? Support your answer.
Describe the four areas of the hands used during palpation assessment. Is this how hands are used for assessment in your current nursing practice? Using your experience or understanding from the reading and power points, explain why it is important to use each one correctly. Support your answers.
Describe the four qualities to evaluate when assessing a pulse. What does each tell us about the patient status? Why are these qualities important? Is this a standard in nursing practice? Should it be? Support your answer.
What is the general survey portion of the initial patient assessment? How does it inform the health assessment examination? How does this apply to your nursing practice? Why is it important? Support your answer.
