i need help

allnurses Guide · May 24, 2008

Hello there Nasreen, could I ask if this is a homework question?

If so could you let us know what you have already found out and then we can better support your learning

NASREEN · May 24, 2008

hi sharrie

iam in a clinicl preseptor programe so they tell us to do reaserch in nursing assessment value but i dont no how to start

allnurses Guide · May 24, 2008

Thankyou, I have moved your post to the student assistance forums for a better response.

Daytonite, BSN, RN · May 24, 2008

let me try to give you some perspective on this. the nursing process has five steps. the first step is assessment. if you never did any assessment on any patient at all--none whatsoever--how would your practice of nursing change? would you be able to just go to a patient and start doing things for them? how would you be able to figure out what their problems were? do me a favor and look up the definition of "assessment" in a medical dictionary. then, look up the definition of the word "diagnosis". the two terms are related when it comes to the nursing process. what we nurses do all day in our nursing jobs is perform the nursing process which is actually a problem solving method. you know this method and have used it in your every day life:

you are driving along and suddenly you hear a bang, you start having trouble controlling your car's direction and it's hard to keep your hands on the steering wheel. you pull over to the side of the road. "what's wrong?" you're thinking. you look over the dashboard and none of the warning lights are blinking. you decide to get out of the car and take a look at the outside of the vehicle. you start walking around it. then, you see it. a huge nail is sticking out of one of the rear tires and the tire is noticeably deflated. what you have just done is step #1 of the nursing process--performed an assessment. you determine that you have a flat tire. you have just done step #2 of the nursing process--made a diagnosis. the little squirrel starts running like crazy in the wheel up in your brain. "what do i do?" you are thinking. you could call aaa. no, you can save the money and do it yourself. you can replace the tire by changing out the flat one with the spare in the trunk. good thing you took that class in how to do simple maintenance and repairs on a car! you have just done step #3 of the nursing process--planning (developed a goal and intervention). you get the jack and spare tire out of the trunk, roll up your sleeves and get to work. you have just done step #4 of the nursing process--implementation of the plan. after the new tire is installed you put the flat one in the trunk along with the jack, dust yourself off, take a long drink of that bottle of water you had with you and prepare to drive off. you begin slowly to test the feel as you drive. good. everything seems fine. the spare tire seems to be ok and off you go and on your way. you have just done step #5 of the nursing process--evaluation (determined if your goal was met).

so, the question is "what is the value of nursing assessment"? can you answer the question now?

MedicalNerd · May 24, 2008

let me try to give you some perspective on this. the nursing process has five steps. the first step is assessment. if you never did any assessment on any patient at all--none whatsoever--how would your practice of nursing change? would you be able to just go to a patient and start doing things for them? how would you be able to figure out what their problems were? do me a favor and look up the definition of "assessment" in a medical dictionary. then, look up the definition of the word "diagnosis". the two terms are related when it comes to the nursing process. what we nurses do all day in our nursing jobs is perform the nursing process which is actually a problem solving method. you know this method and have used it in your every day life:
you are driving along and suddenly you hear a bang, you start having trouble controlling your car's direction and it's hard to keep your hands on the steering wheel. you pull over to the side of the road. "what's wrong?" you're thinking. you look over the dashboard and none of the warning lights are blinking. you decide to get out of the car and take a look at the outside of the vehicle. you start walking around it. then, you see it. a huge nail is sticking out of one of the rear tires and the tire is noticeably deflated. what you have just done is step #1 of the nursing process--performed an assessment. you determine that you have a flat tire. you have just done step #2 of the nursing process--made a diagnosis. the little squirrel starts running like crazy in the wheel up in your brain. "what do i do?" you are thinking. you could call aaa. no, you can save the money and do it yourself. you can replace the tire by changing out the flat one with the spare in the trunk. good thing you took that class in how to do simple maintenance and repairs on a car! you have just done step #3 of the nursing process--planning (developed a goal and intervention). you get the jack and spare tire out of the trunk, roll up your sleeves and get to work. you have just done step #4 of the nursing process--implementation of the plan. after the new tire is installed you put the flat one in the trunk along with the jack, dust yourself off, take a long drink of that bottle of water you had with you and prepare to drive off. you begin slowly to test the feel as you drive. good. everything seems fine. the spare tire seems to be ok and off you go and on your way. you have just done step #5 of the nursing process--evaluation (determined if your goal was met).
so, the question is "what is the value of nursing assessment"? can you answer the question now?

that was an exellent way of explaining the nursing process! thank you for you insight!:bowingpur

NASREEN · May 26, 2008

Daytonite thanks a lot for your help