Types & sources of data in nursing health Assessment

2. DEDICATED TO OUR GREAT LEADER.....

3. HEALTH ASSESSMENT
• HEALTH ASSESSMENT IS THE CORNER STONE OF THE NURSING.
• BECAUSE IT PROVIDE BEST WAY TO ASSESSING. IDENTIFYING,
DIAGNOSING, ANALYZING, TREATING & EVALUATING CLIENT
CONDITION.

4. TYPES OF DATA.....

5. PRIMARY SOURCES.......

6. SECONDARY SOURCES..

7. PRIMARY SOURCES...
THE FIRST SOURCE OF DATA
•THERE ARE TWO PRIMARY SOURCES OF DATA
1. SUBJECTIVE DATA
2. OBJECTIVE DATA

8. SUBJECTIVE DATA....
•CLIENT’S OR PATIENT’S OWN VERBAL DESCRIPTIONS IF THEIR
HEALTH STATUS OR PROBLEMS
•ONLY CLIENT’S PROVIDE SUBJECTIVE DATA
•SUBJECTIVE DATAIS MAJOR ESSENTIAL IN HISTORY TAKING

9. EXAMPLES.....
•CLIENT’S OWN FEELINGS, PERCEPTION AND SELF REPORT
SYMPTOMS

10. OBJECTIVE DATA....
•OBJECTIVE DATA ARE OBSERVATION OR MEASUREMENTS OF
CLIENTS HEALTH STATUS.

11. EXAMPLES...
• INSPECTION IF THE CONDITION OF A SURGICAL WOUND
•DESCRIPTIONS OF AN OBSERVED BEHAVIOR AND
•MEASUREMENT OF BP.

12. SOURCES OF DATA
• PRIMARY SOURCES
•SECONDARY SOURCES

13. PRIMARY SOURCES
• PRIMARY SOURCES IF DATA OR INFORMATION COLLECTED
DIRECTLY FROM THE A CLIENT OR PATIENT.
•BEST SOURCES OF INFORMATION
•CLIENT’S WHO ARE CONSCIOUS OR PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY
STABLE

14. SECONDARY SOURCES...
•FAMILY AND SIGNIFICANT OTHERS
•IN CASE OF INFANTS OR CHILDREN,CRTICCALY ILL PATIENT,
MENTALLY UNSTABLE AND UNCONSCIOUS.

15. OTHER SECONDARY SOURCES INCLUDING...
•HEALTH CARE TEAM MEMBERS
•MEDICAL RECORDS

16. METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION

17. INTERVIEW....

18. NURSING HISTORY COLLECTION

19. LABORATORY AND DIAGNOSTIC TEST
RESULTS

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