The Nurse’s Role in Health Assessment AND i-HUMAN

The Nurse’s Role in Health Assessment

Directions

• Reflection is an activity that involves your deep thought into your own experiences related to the concepts of the week. Answers should be detailed. In reflections students:

  • Demonstrate understanding of concepts for the week

  • Engage in meaningful dialogue with classmates and/or instructor

  • Express opinions clearly and logically, in a professional manner

• Use the rubric on this page as you compose your answers.

• Scholarly sources are NOT required for this reflection

• Best Practices include:

  • Participation early in the week is encouraged to stimulate meaningful discussion among classmates and instructor.

  • Enter the reflection often during the week to read and learn from posts.

  • Select different classmates for your reply each week.

Reflection Questions

Reflect on your current or prior practice setting.

• Paragraph One: Briefly describe the type(s) of nursing health assessments you commonly perform.

  • Explain how your nursing health assessments are focused or comprehensive.

  • Provide examples of key subjective and objective data collected by nurses in this setting.

• Paragraph Two: Describe the typical patient population in your practice setting.

  • What are some special considerations that you have used for obtaining an accurate health history and physical assessment in this patient population?

    • Examples may include age, lifestyle, financial status, health status, culture, religion, or spiritual practices.