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Old Jul 23, 2007, 06:18 PM
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Re: Health Assessment Resources, Techniques, and Forms

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Old Jul 25, 2007, 11:32 AM
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Pediatric Skills Checklist

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http://www.delmarlearning.com/compan...sbn=1401897118

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Old Oct 04, 2007, 10:27 AM
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Re: Health Assessment Resources, Techniques, and Forms

Lots of good info here....

http://clinicalcases.blogspot.com/


The site is linked to 25 med schools and has step by step procedures, assessment videos etc...

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Old Oct 04, 2007, 11:37 AM
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Continuing Education Articles with free access to read/Forms

Newborn Assessment - http://www.netce.com/courseoverview.php?courseid=257 - The access to the course information is free. Click on the links near the bottom of the page to access the text.

Breastfeeding - http://www.netce.com/courseoverview.php?courseid=417 - The access to the course information is free. Click on the links near the bottom of the page to access the text.

Newborn Assessment Form - Attachment 6517


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Old Oct 21, 2007, 10:31 AM
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Mental Status Assessment Guideline

Psychosocial Assessment form:Sensorium, Mental Grasp and Capacity:
Consciousness: Alert, Clouded, Fluctuating, Stuporous
Orientation: Normal, Mild, Moderate, Severe, Disorientation to (time, place, person, situation)
Memory: Intact, Mild, Moderate, Severe, Memory Deficits (Immediate, Recent, Remote)
Digit Span: Forward (good, poor), Backward (good, poor)Disorders of: Counting, Calculation, Reading, Writing, Attention, Concentration, Comprehension
General Knowledge: Good, Poor, Consistent with education, Inconsistent with education, Personalized, Superficial, Pseudoabstraction
Intelligence: Normal, Below Normal, Above Normal
Insight: Good, Fair, Poor, None
Judgment: Good, Fair, Poor, None, Feelings of worthlessness or guilt, Diurnal mood variation
Emotional State/Reaction:
Affect: Unremarkable, Indifferent, Fearful, Angry, Euphoric, Anxious, Sad
Range: Normal, Labile, Constricted
Depth: Normal, Shallow, Increased
Vegetative Symptoms of Depression: Depressed mood, Loss of interest of pleasure, Appetite Disturbance, Sleep Disturbance, Psychomotor Agitation or Retardation, Fatigue of Loss of energy, Decreased concentration
Suicidal/Homicidal: Denies, Ideation, Plan, Attempt
General Attitude and Behavior:
Behavior: Cooperative, Passive, Domineering, Withdrawn, Restless, Dramatic, Hostile, Intimidating, Suspicious, Uncooperative, Other __________
Appearance: Unkempt, Disheveled, Clean, Neat, Unusual
Attire: Appropriate, Seductive, Loud, Meticulous, Untidy, Atypical
Facial Expression: Unremarkable, Sad, Angry, Perplexed, Fearful, Elated, Immobile, Grimacing, Atypical
Gait: Normal, Parkinsonian, Ataxic, Shuffling, Unusual, Other__________
Motor Activity: Unremarkable, Agitated, Hypoactive, Tremor, Tic, Hyperactive, Pacing, Handwringing, Mannerisms

Stream of Mental Activity:
Productivity: Spontaneous, Verbose, Pressured, Slow, Soft, Mute, Atypical
Progression: Logical, Association, Loose Association
Circumstantiality: Perseveration, Halting, Incoherent, Fragmented, Tangential, Flight of Ideas, Ruminations, Confabulation, Neologism
Language: Normal, Childlike, Peculiar, Stilted

Mental Trend and Thought Content:
Perception: Unremarkable, Depersonalization, Derealization, Dissociation
Hallucinations: Auditory, Visual, Tactile, Olfactory, Gustatory
Cognitive Style: Obsessive, Self Deprecatory, Intellectualized, Autistic, Global (Histrionic), Other__________
Cognitive Content: Obsessions, Phobias, Compulsive Rituals, Religiosity, Ideas of Reference, Bizarre Ideas, Self Depreciations, Delusions, Nihilistic, Somatic, Grandiose, Paranoid, Guilt


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Old Oct 26, 2007, 12:41 PM
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Health Assessment and Physical Examination - Expanded Glossary

Excellent resource!

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Old Nov 09, 2007, 09:41 AM
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Re: Health Assessment Resources, Techniques, and Forms

Hi i am looking for a assessment sheet to use in a private care setting. Pt has Spina Bifida and G/T ACE malone and problems with decub on coccyx d/t sitting in w/c. Also has a trach and is on a vent at night. I can't seem to find anything and think it would be helpful to chart daily so when Pt has appt's i can send copies. Can anyone please help. Pt. is very active goes to college. Thanks sooo much

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Old Nov 09, 2007, 10:19 AM
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Hi i am looking for a assessment sheet to use in a private care setting. Pt has Spina Bifida and G/T ACE malone and problems with decub on coccyx d/t sitting in w/c. Also has a trach and is on a vent at night. I can't seem to find anything and think it would be helpful to chart daily so when Pt has appt's i can send copies. Can anyone please help. Pt. is very active goes to college. Thanks sooo much
It's not likely to exist. It's sounds like something that would need to be very customized. You will probably have to create it. In all the years I've been a nurse that has been what I have found to be true--had to create my own.

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Old Nov 10, 2007, 11:26 PM
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Arrow Interpersonal Communication Skills/Process Recording/Assertiveness

Therapeutic Communication Skills:
How to do a Process Recording:
Assertiveness:
Group Behavior for Group Projects/Teamwork:

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Old Nov 14, 2007, 02:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Angelwings2007 View Post
Ok I need pointers I am in my first semester nursing and we have evals on health assessment head to toe UGH! I am freaking I was very sick the morning we had lecture on this and am in need of some kind of checklist or video to show me more of what to do anyone out there have any hints for me pleaseeeeeeeeee Thank you all!
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you'll be fine.......i just got my skin assessment back,and got 99%...i'm turning in my mobility assessment this friday........they are not hard to do....they just make you think.

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