NR305 Health Assessment Course Project Milestone #2: Nursing Diagnosis and Care Plan Form Your Name: Date: Your Instructor’s Name: Directions: Refer to the Milestone 2: Nursing Diagnosis and Care plan guidelines and grading rubric found in Doc Sharing to complete the information below. This assignment is worth 250 points, with 10 points awarded for clarity of writing, which means the use of proper grammar, spelling and medical language. Type your answers on this form. Click “Save as” and save the file with the assignment name and your last name, e.g., “NR305_Milestone2_Form_Smith” When you are finished, submit the form to the Milestone 2 Dropbox by the deadline indicated in your guidelines. Post questions in the Q&A Forum or contact your instructor if you have questions about this assignment. 1: Analyze Assessment Data: Based on the health history information, identify the following: A. Areas for focused assessment (30 points) Provide a brief overview of those areas of strength and weakness noted from Milestone 1: Health History. B. Client’s strengths (30 points) Expand on areas identified as strengths related to the person's overall health. Support your conclusions with data from the textbook. C. Areas of concern (30 points) Expand on areas previously identified as abnormal and those that place the person at a health risk. Support your observations with data from the textbook. D. Health teaching topics (30 points) Identify health education needs. Support your statements with facts from the Health History and information from your textbook. 2: Nursing Care Plan Next, plan your care based on your analysis of your assessment data: A. Diagnosis (30 points) Write one nursing diagnosis that reflects a priority need for this person. Remember a wellness diagnosis is a possibility. B. Plan (30 points) Write one goal and one measurable expected outcome related to your nursing diagnosis. Explain why this goal and outcome is a priority. Include cultural considerations for this client. C. Intervention (30 points) Write as many nursing orders or nursing interventions that you need in order to achieve the outcome. Provide the rationale for each intervention listed. D. Evaluation (30 points) You will not carry out your care plan so you cannot evaluate the effectiveness of your nursing interventions. Instead, comment on what you would look for in order to evaluate your effectiveness. Milestone #2: Nursing Diagnosis and Care Plan Form 8-6-13 jm 2 NR 305 Health Assessment Guidelines for Course Project Milestone 2: Nursing Diagnosis and Care Plan AssignmentPurpose This activity will be a continuation of the Milestone 1: Health History that you submitted in Week 4. In this part of the assignment you will take the information you gathered, analyze the data, and develop a nursing care plan.Course Outcomes This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes: CO #3: Utilize effective communication when performing a .

1. NR305 Health Assessment
Course Project Milestone #2: Nursing Diagnosis and Care Plan
Form
Your Name: Date:
Your Instructor’s Name:
Directions: Refer to the Milestone 2: Nursing Diagnosis and
Care plan guidelines and grading rubric found in Doc Sharing to
complete the information below. This assignment is worth 250
points, with 10 points awarded for clarity of writing, which
means the use of proper grammar, spelling and medical
language.
Type your answers on this form. Click “Save as” and save the
file with the assignment name and your last name, e.g.,
“NR305_Milestone2_Form_Smith” When you are finished,
submit the form to the Milestone 2 Dropbox by the deadline
indicated in your guidelines. Post questions in the Q&A Forum
or contact your instructor if you have questions about this
assignment.
1: Analyze Assessment Data:
Based on the health history information, identify the following:
A. Areas for focused assessment (30 points)
Provide a brief overview of those areas of strength and
weakness noted from Milestone 1: Health History.
B. Client’s strengths (30 points)
Expand on areas identified as strengths related to the person's
overall health. Support your conclusions with data from the
textbook.
C. Areas of concern (30 points)
Expand on areas previously identified as abnormal and those
that place the person at a health risk. Support your observations
with data from the textbook.

2. D. Health teaching topics (30 points)
Identify health education needs. Support your statements with
facts from the Health History and information from your
textbook.
2: Nursing Care Plan
Next, plan your care based on your analysis of your assessment
data:
A. Diagnosis (30 points)
Write one nursing diagnosis that reflects a priority need for this
person. Remember a wellness diagnosis is a possibility.
B. Plan (30 points)
Write one goal and one measurable expected outcome related to
your nursing diagnosis. Explain why this goal and outcome is a
priority. Include cultural considerations for this client.
C. Intervention (30 points)
Write as many nursing orders or nursing interventions that you
need in order to achieve the outcome. Provide the rationale for
each intervention listed.
D. Evaluation (30 points)
You will not carry out your care plan so you cannot evaluate the
effectiveness of your nursing interventions. Instead, comment
on what you would look for in order to evaluate your
effectiveness.
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NR 305 Health Assessment

3. Guidelines for Course Project Milestone 2:
Nursing Diagnosis and Care Plan AssignmentPurpose
This activity will be a continuation of the Milestone 1: Health
History that you submitted in Week 4. In this part of the
assignment you will take the information you gathered, analyze
the data, and develop a nursing care plan.Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following
course outcomes:
CO #3: Utilize effective communication when performing a
health assessment. (PO #3)
CO #4: Identify teaching/learning needs from the health history
of an individual. (PO #2)
CO #5: Explore the professional responsibilities involved in
conducting a comprehensive health assessment and providing
appropriate documentation. (PO #6)
Points
This assignment is worth a total of 250 points.
Due Date
The assignment is to be submitted to the Dropbox by Sunday,
11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 6. Post questions to the
weekly Q & A Forum. Contact your instructor if you need
additional assistance. See the Course Policies regarding late
assignments. Failure to submit your paper to the Dropbox on
time may result in a deduction of points.
Directions
1. Download the NR305_Milestone2_Form from Doc Sharing.
You will type your answers directly into this Word document.
Your paper does NOT need to follow APA formatting; however,
you are expected to use correct grammar, spelling, syntax and
write in complete sentences.
2. Save the file by clicking “Save as” and adding your last name
to the file name, e.g., “NR305_Milestone2_Form_Smith”
3. Submit the completed form to the Dropbox by Sunday, 11:59
p.m. MT at the end of Week 6. Please post questions in the
weekly Q & A Forums so the entire class may view the answers.
Grading Criteria

4. Category
Points
%
Description
ANALYZE THE DATA
Areas for focused assessment
30
12
Provide an overview of those areas of strength and weakness
noted on the Health Assessment, Health History. Do not go into
detail in this section.
Client’s strengths
30
12
Expand on areas identified as strengths related to the person's
overall health. Support your conclusions with data from the
textbook.
Areas of concern
30
12
Expand on areas previously identified as abnormal and those
that place the person at health risk. Support your observations
with data from the textbook.
Health teaching topics
30
12
What health education needs have you identified? Support your
statements with facts from the Health History and information
from your textbook.
NURSING CARE PLAN
Diagnosis
30
12
Write one nursing diagnosis that reflects a priority need for this
person. Types of diagnoses include an illness, risk for illness or
a wellness diagnosis.

5. Plan
30
12
Write one goal and one measurable expected outcome related
your nursing diagnosis. Explain why this goal and outcome is a
priority. Include cultural consideration of the client. For
example, African Americans are at higher risk for hypertension
and any prehypertensive blood pressure readings should be
addressed.
Intervention
30
12
Write as many nursing orders or nursing interventions that you
need in order to achieve the outcome. Provide the rationale for
each intervention listed
Evaluation
30
12
You won’t have an opportunity to carry out your care plan so
you cannot evaluate the effectiveness of your nursing
orders/interventions. Instead comment on what you would look
for in order to evaluate your effectiveness
CLARITY OF WRITING
10
4
Use proper grammar, spelling and medical language
Total
250 pts
100%
A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the above
requirements.Grading Rubric
Assignment Criteria
A
Outstanding or highest level of performance
B
Very good or high level of performance

6. C
Competent or satisfactory level of performance
F
Poor or failing or unsatisfactory level of performance
Analyze the Data
Areas for focused assessment
30 points
Identifies all strengths and weaknesses
27-30 points
Overlooks no more than 1 strength and/or 1 weakness
25-26 points
Overlooks more than 1 strength and 1 weakness
22-24 points
Overlooks more than 2 strengths and 2 weakness areas; item not
included
0-21
Client’s strengths
30 points
Uses textbook (cites source) to validate all traits identified as
strengths
27-30 points
Uses textbook (cites source) to validate all but 1 trait identified
as a strength
25-26 points
Uses source to validate strengths, but not the textbook
22-24
Does not validate identified strengths
0-21
Areas of concern
30 points
Uses textbook (cites source) to validate all traits identified as
concerns
27-30 points
Uses textbook (cites source) to validate all but 1 trait identified
as a concern
25-26 points

7. Uses source to validate concerns, but not the textbook
22-24
Does not validate identified concerns
0-21
Health teaching topics
30 points
Identifies all areas of knowledge deficit contained in Health
History; validates findings using textbook (cites source)
27-30 points
Identifies all but 1-2 knowledge deficits contained in Health
History; validates findings using textbook (cites source)
25-26 points
Fails to identify 3 areas of knowledge deficit contained in
Health History; validates findings using textbook (cites source)
22-24
Does not validate findings with textbook
0-21
Nursing Care Plan
Diagnosis
30 points
Diagnosis properly written in NANDA terms and reflects an
illness, risk for illness or a wellness diagnosis.
27-30 points
Diagnosis not written in NANDA terms or does not reflect an
illness, risk for illness or a wellness diagnosis. 25-26 points
Diagnosis not written in NANDA terms and does not reflect an
illness, risk for illness or wellness diagnosis.
22-24
Diagnosis is not documented
0-21
Plan
30 points
Goal realistic; outcome measurable and timed. Cultural
considerations are identified and addressed.
27-30 points
Goal realistic but outcome not measurable or timed. Cultural

8. considerations are mostly addressed
25-26 points
Goal somewhat realistic; outcome not measurable or timed.
Cultural considerations are barely addressed.
22-24
Goal is not documented; cultural considerations are not
adequately addressed
0-21
Intervention
30 points
Interventions will aid in achievement of outcome; sound,
rationale provided
27-30 points
Interventions will aid in achievement of outcome; rationale
provided but not necessarily sound
25-26 points
Interventions incomplete and rationale provided but not
necessarily sound
22-24
Interventions will not support outcome achievement; no
rationale provided
0-21
Evaluation
30 points
Criteria listed to thoroughly evaluate effectiveness of health
education
27-30 points
Criteria listed mostly evaluates effectiveness of health
education
25-26 points
Criteria listed partially evaluates effectiveness of health
education
22-24
No evaluation criteria listed
0-21
CLARITY OF WRITING

9. 10 points
No grammar, spelling, or syntax errors. Writes logically in
complete sentences.
10 points
No more than 2 errors of any type
8-9 points
2-3 errors of any type
6-7 points
3 or more errors of any type
0-5 points
Total Points Possible = 250 points
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Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 305 Health
Assessment
Guidelines for Course Project Milestone 1:
Health HistoryPurpose
The student will obtain a health history on a willing, non-
related, adult participant in order to generate written
documentation that is clear and accurate.Course Outcomes
This assignment enables the student to meet the following
course outcomes:
CO #3: Utilize effective communication when performing a
health assessment. (PO #3)
CO #4: Identify teaching/learning needs from the health history
of an individual. (PO #2)
CO #5: Explore the professional responsibilities involved in
conducting a comprehensive health assessment and providing
appropriate documentation. (PO #6)
Points
This assignment is worth a total of 175 points.
Due Date

10. The Course Project Milestone 1: Health History assignment is to
be submitted to the Dropbox by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT at the
end of this Week 4. The guidelines and grading rubric may be
found in Doc Sharing. Post questions to the Q&A Forum.
Contact your instructor if you need additional assistance.
Disclaimer
The focus of this assignment is on communicating details within
the written client record. When taking a health history on an
actual client, it is essential that the information is accurate.
Please inform the person you are interviewing that they do NOT
need to disclose information that they wish to keep confidential.
If the interviewee decides not to share information, please
write, “Does not want to disclose.”Directions
1. Find an adult who is not related to you who is willing to let
you take a health history.
2. Download the NR305_Milestone1_Form from Doc Sharing.
You will type your answers directly into this Word document.
Your paper does NOT need to follow APA formatting, however,
you are expected to be clear in your communication by using
correct medical terminology, grammar and spelling.
3. Review the examples in Chapter 10 of your textbook to gain
insight into how to document the health history. Avoid words
like frequently, improved, increased, decreased, good, poor,
normal, or WNL as they may have different meanings for
different people. Instead, document the specific data that led
you to these conclusions, e.g., 3x/day instead of “frequently,”
or consuming 4 servings of vegetables/day instead of
“increased” vegetable servings.
4. Save the file by clicking “Save as” and adding your last name
to the file name, e.g., “NR305_Milestone1_Form_Smith”
5. Submit the completed form to the Dropbox by Sunday, 11:59
p.m. MT at the end of Week 4. Please post questions in the
weekly Q & A Forums so the entire class may view the
answers.Grading Criteria
Category
Points

11. %
Description
Biographical Data
10
6
Date of health history, client’s initials, age, date of birth,
birthplace, gender, marital status, race, religion, occupation,
health insurance information, source of information, and the
reliability of the source. Do NOT include identifying
information such as phone numbers, address, etc.
Present Health History/ Illness
15
9
Reasons for seeking care, health patterns, and health goals.
Health Beliefs and Practices
15
9
Health beliefs and practices including factors that influence
their healthcare decisions, related traits, habits or acts that
affect a client’s health.
Medications
15
9
Use of prescription medications, over-the-counter medications
and/or any herbals. Include name, dose, purpose, duration,
frequency and desired or undesired effects of each of the
medications.
Past History
15
9
Childhood diseases, immunizations, allergies, blood
transfusions, major illnesses, injuries, hospitalizations, labor
and deliveries, surgeries, and use of alcohol, tobacco and illicit
drugs.
Emotional History
15

12. 9
Includes information about any mental, emotional, or
psychiatric health problems.
Family History
15
9
Review of health history of the father, mother, sibling(s) and
grandparents to determine if any genetic or familial patterns of
health or illness might affect current health status.
Psychosocial/ Occupational History
15
9
Includes information about occupational history, educational
level, and financial background.
Roles and Relationships
15
9
Information about the client’s roles and relationships; including
identifying a significant other and support systems (friends,
neighbors, club members, clergy, church members and members
of the healthcare team)
Ethnicity and Culture
10
6
Client’s ethnicity and culture, and physical and social
characteristics that influence healthcare decisions.
Spirituality
5
3
Client’s religious and spiritual needs. (Spirituality refers to the
individual’s sense of self in relation to others and a higher
being.)
Self-Concept
5
3
Includes information on how they view their self-worth and

13. plans for the future.
Review of Systems
20
12
Focus is to uncover current and past information about each
body system and its organs. Ask about the system function and
any abnormal signs or symptoms, paying attention to gathering
information about the functional patterns of each system.
Clarity of writing
5
3
Content is organized logically and clearly understandable.
Documentation is clear and accurate. Words like frequently,
improved, increased and decreased not used, instead provide
specific examples.
Total
175 pts
100%
A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the above
requirements.Grading Rubric
Assignment Criteria
Exceeds Minimum Requirements
Meets Minimum Requirements
Partially Meets or Does Not Meet Minimum Requirements
Biographical Data
10 points
All required criteria included. No errors.
10 points
No more than one required elements missing
8 points
More than two required elements missing.
0-7 points
Present Health History/Illness
15 points
All required criteria included. No errors.
12-15 points

14. No more than three required elements missing
5-11 points
More than three required elements missing.
0-4 points
Health Beliefs and Practices
15 points
All required criteria included. No errors.
12-15 points
No more than three required elements missing
5-11 points
More than three required elements missing.
0-4 points
Medications
15 points
All required criteria included. No errors.
12-15 points
No more than three required elements missing
5-11 points
More than three required elements missing.
0-4 points
Past History
15 points
All required criteria included. No errors.
12-15 points
No more than three required elements missing
5-11 points
More than three required elements missing.
0-4 points
Emotional History
15 points
All required criteria included. No errors.
12-15 points
No more than three required elements missing
5-11 points
More than three required elements missing.
0-4 points

15. Family History
15 points
All required criteria included. No errors.
12-15 points
No more than three required elements missing
5-11 points
More than three required elements missing.
0-4 points
Psychosocial/ Occupational History
15 points
All required criteria included. No errors.
12-15 points
No more than three required elements missing
5-11 points
More than three required elements missing.
0-4 points
Roles and Relationships
15 points
All required criteria included. No errors.
12-15 points
No more than three required elements missing
5-11 points
More than three required elements missing.
0-4 points
Ethnicity and Culture
10 points
All required criteria included. No errors.
10 points
No more than one required elements missing
8 points
More than two required elements missing.
0-7 points
Spirituality
5 points
All required criteria included. No errors.
5 points

16. No more than one required elements missing
4 points
More than two required elements missing.
0-3 points
Self-Concept
5 points
All required criteria included. No errors.
5 points
No more than one required elements missing
4 points
More than two required elements missing.
0-3 points
Review of Systems
20 points
All required criteria included. No errors.
16-20 points
No more than three required elements missing did not include
information about functional patterns of each system.
10-15 points
More than three required elements missing. Total body systems
and/or functional patterns missing.
0-9 points
Clarity of writing
5 points
Organized logically and written clearly with good structure
4-5 points
Lacks some organization & clarity. Uses words such as
frequently, increased, decreased.
2-3 points
Lacks logical organization; difficult to read. Uses words such as
frequently, increased, decreased.
0-1 points
Total Points Possible = 175 points
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17. Chamberlain College of Nursing NR305 Health
Assessment
Course Project Milestone 1: Health History Form
Your Name: Date:
Your Instructor’s Name:
Directions: Refer to the Milestone 1: Health History guidelines
and grading rubric found in Doc Sharing to complete the
information below. This assignment is worth 175 points, with 5
points awarded for clarity of writing, which means the use of
proper grammar, spelling and medical language.
Type your answers on this form. Click “Save as” and save the
file with the assignment name and your last name, e.g.,
“NR305_Milestone1_Form_Smith” When you are finished,
submit the form to the Milestone #1 Dropbox by the deadline
indicated in your guidelines. Post questions in the Q&A Forum
or contact your instructor if you have questions about this
assignment.
Disclaimer: The focus of this assignment is on communicating
details within the written client record. When taking a health
history on an actual client, it is essential that the information is
accurate. Please inform the person you are interviewing that
they do NOT need to disclose information that they wish to
keep confidential. If the interviewee decides not to share
information, please write, “Does not want to disclose.”
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA (10 pts)
Date:
Initials:
Age:
Date of birth:

18. Birthplace:
Gender:
Marital status:
Race:
Religion:
Occupation:
Health insurance:
Source of information:
Reliability of source of information:
PRESENT HEALTH HISTORY/ILLNESS (15 pts)
Reason for seeking care:
Health patterns:
Health goals:
HEALTH BELIEFS AND PRACTICES (15 pts)
Beliefs and practices:
Factors influencing healthcare decisions:
Related traits, habits or acts:
MEDICATIONS (15 pts)

19. Prescription medications:
Over-the-counter medications:
Herbals:
PAST HISTORY (15 pts)
Childhood diseases:
Immunizations:
Allergies:
Blood transfusions:
Major illnesses:
Injuries:
Hospitalizations:
Labor and deliveries:
Surgeries:
Use of alcohol:
Use of tobacco:
Use of illicit drugs:
EMOTIONAL HISTORY (15 pts)
Mental, emotional or psychiatric problems:

20. FAMILY HISTORY (15 pts)
Father:
Mother:
Siblings:
Grandparents:
PSYCHOSOCIAL/ OCCUPATIONAL HISTORY (15 pts)
Occupational history:
Educational level:
Financial background:
ROLES AND RELATIONSHIPS (15 pts)
Significant others:
Support systems:
ETHNICITY AND CULTURE (10 pts)
Ethnicity and culture:
Physical and social characteristics that influence healthcare
decisions:
SPIRITUALITY (5 pts)
Religious and spiritual needs:
SELF-CONCEPT (5 pts)

21. View of self-worth:
Future plans:
REVIEW OF SYSTEMS (20 pts)
Skin, hair, nails:
Head, neck, related lymphatics:
Eyes:
Ears, nose, mouth, and throat:
Respiratory:
Breasts and axillae:
Cardiovascular:
Peripheral vascular:
Abdomen:
Urinary:
Reproductive:
Musculoskeletal:
Neurologic:
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