Asked by Scott Wilson on Jul 08, 2024
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Before assessing a new patient, a nurse is told by another health care worker, "I know that patient. No matter how hard we work, there isn't much improvement by the time of discharge." The nurse's responsibility is to
A) document the other worker's assessment of the patient.
B) assess the patient based on data collected from all sources.
C) validate the worker's impression by contacting the patient's significant other.
D) discuss the worker's impression with the patient during the assessment interview.
Data Collected
Information gathered through observation, experimentation, or other research methods for analysis and interpretation.
Discharge Improvement
The process or act of a patient's condition becoming sufficiently better to be released from a healthcare facility.
Patient Assessment
The process by which healthcare professionals gather essential information about a patient's physical, psychological, and social health to determine the next steps in their care.
- Maintain an unbiased assessment of patients despite previous notions.
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Learning Objectives
- Maintain an unbiased assessment of patients despite previous notions.
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