What is the role of The Joint Commission in regard to patient assessment? The Joint Commission
1) States what assessments are collected by individuals with different credentials.
2) Regulates the time frames for when assessments should be completed.
3) Identifies how data are to be collected and documented.
4) Sets standards for what and when to assess the patient.
Question 2
Match the terms from the critical thinking model in your text with the correct example.
1) I wonder if my values about quality of life have affected my thinking?
2) What should I have done differently?
3) I need to talk with the client to make sure the family gave me the correct information.
4) I have been through a situation like this before.
5) There are several interventions that would work in this situation.
6) I need to follow the steps in the procedure manual.
____ 1. Contextual awareness
____ 2. Inquiry
____ 3. Considering alternatives
____ 4. Analyzing assumptions
____ 5. Reflecting skeptically
The tone of the nurse-patient introduction sets the stage for the patient interview and patient care
Electroencephalography (EEG). To perform the EEG, electrodes attached to the patient’s head pick up
Abnormal physical assessment findings
Nursing history for rectal and anal assessment
Role of calcium in muscle contraction