Discussion

The nursing process is utilized in a variety of nursing roles and health care settings. Whether you are working in direct patient care, telehealth, or in a leadership role – the basic model is the same! Take this opportunity to share how the nursing process is utilized in your own practice settings! Hint: Your assigned readings will be helpful in formulating your answers.

Please answer the following question in your initial post:

Describe how you apply the first step (assessment) of the nursing process in your current practice setting. If you are not currently practicing as an RN, you may use an example from a prior clinical or work experience. Include the following information:

• Briefly describe your practice setting and the typical patient population.
• Provide examples of key subjective and objective data points you collect.
• Describe how you document your findings. Is there technology involved?
• Describe your process of data analysis. What is the end result of this process? (i.e., Do you formulate nursing diagnoses and care plans, collaborate with others and/or make referrals?)

Solution

Week 1 Discussion: Exploring the Nurse’s Role in Health Assessment

I am currently working as an acute care nursing in a Private Primary care facility. When conducting patient assessment, I collect both subjective and objective patient health data. Examples of subjective data that I collect include the patient’s chief complaint (CC) which includes the onset, location, duration, characteristics, aggravating and alleviating factors, radiation, timing, and severity (OLDCARTS) of the patient’s presenting complaint (Paans & Müller‐Staub, 2015).…………….please follow the link below to purchase the solution at $5