Chapter 1-HA
Chapter 1-HA
Chapter 1-HA
• Nursing assessment
• Collecting subjective and objective data to
determine a client’s overall level of functioning in
order to make a professional clinical judgment
• Medical assessment
• Focuses primarily on the client’s physiologic
development status
• Nursing Care Plan (NCP)
• Biographical information
• Physical symptoms related to each body part or
system
• Past health history
• Family history
• Health and lifestyle practices
• Physical characteristics
• Body functions
• Appearance
• Behavior
• Measurements
• Results of laboratory testing