The most obvious reason for using a framework when assessing a patient is to:
1) Prioritize assessment data.
2) Organize and cluster data.
3) Separate subjective and objective data.
4) Identify primary from secondary data.
Question 2
The nurse is interviewing a patient who has a recent onset of migraine headaches. The patient is highly anxious and cannot seem to focus on what the nurse is saying.
Which of the following questions would be best for the nurse to use to begin gathering data about the headaches?
1) When did your migraines begin?
2) Tell me about your family history of migraines.
3) What are the types of things that trigger your headaches?
4) Describe what your headaches feel like.
The patient interview often requires note taking.
Assessing for Bulge Sign, Observing for Fluid
Patient teaching: neck assessment
Patient teaching: abdominal assessment
Patient health history form Cont.
Inadequate Airway, Breathing and Circulation in the Trauma Patient (Part 3)