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  1. Asst. Admin
    Jul 23, '07 by VickyRN
    Critical Care Nursing Procedures
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  2. Asst. Admin
    Jul 25, '07 by VickyRN
    Skills Checklists
    http://www.delmarlearning.com/compan...sbn=1401897118
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  3. Oct 4, '07 by TheOldGuy
    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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  4. Oct 4, '07 by Daytonite
    Newborn AssessmentBreastfeeding - 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

    Pediatric Unit Daily Assessment FormAssessment of the Ill Child - http://www.lbfdtraining.com/Pages/emt/sectiond/pediatricassessment.html


    From Dr. Dr. Robert Lamberts' Musings of a Distractible Mind series:
    Last edit by Daytonite on Feb 12, '10
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  5. Oct 21, '07 by Daytonite
    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
    Last edit by Daytonite on Jun 6, '09 : Reason: added link
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  6. Asst. Admin
    Oct 26, '07 by VickyRN
    Health Assessment and Physical Examination - Expanded Glossary

    Excellent resource!
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  7. Nov 9, '07 by reefwoman
    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
  8. Nov 9, '07 by Daytonite
    Quote from reefwoman
    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.
  9. Nov 10, '07 by Daytonite
    Therapeutic Communication Skills:

    How to do a Process Recording:
    Assertiveness:
    Group Behavior for Group Projects/Teamwork:
    Last edit by Daytonite on Jan 8, '09
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  10. Nov 14, '07 by bsugar888
    Quote from Angelwings2007
    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!
    Hugs

    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.