Holistic Assessment and Application of the Nursing Process (FHP)
Objectives:
- Conduct a sensitive patient interview using therapeutic communication skills to complete a comprehensive health history of an assigned client in the clinical setting. Do not use patient identifiers i.e. name, DOB, employer, school, etc.
- Organize holistic data consistently using Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns as a guide.
- Concisely summarize significant patient findings including physical, psychosocial, strengths, & weaknesses.
- Identify one priority nursing diagnosis and correctly write it as a diagnostic statement.
- Complete an individualized plan of care based on assessment findings and state how you would evaluate if it met patient needs.
- Utilize self-reflection to identify health promotion opportunities and the role of the nurse.
Part I: Functional Health Pattern Data Collection and Summary
- This portion of the assignment will be completed on a Word document using the template below and submitted to the appropriate drop box in D2L.
- Students MUST use the template below and type out assignment
- Health History by Functional Health Patterns (Human Flourishing, Nursing Judgment)
*See Medical-Surgical Nursing (Lewis et. al, 2020) Chapter 3: Health History and Physical Examination for description of each functional health pattern area as well as examples of questions to ask client. Also see assignment guide found in D2L.
1 | Client Profile (chronological events leading to hospitalization & progress since in your own words):
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2 | Developmental History (identify Erickson stage of Development with description of crisis resolution, supported by cues):
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3 | Health Perception-Management Pattern:
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4 | Nutritional-Metabolic Pattern:
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5 | Elimination Pattern:
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6 | Activity-Exercise Pattern:
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7 | Sexuality-Reproduction Pattern:
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8 | Sleep-Rest Pattern:
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9 | Sensory-Perceptual Pattern:
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10 | Cognitive Pattern:
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11 | Role-Relationship Pattern:
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12 | Self-Perception-Self-Concept Pattern:
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13 | Coping-Stress Tolerance Pattern:
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14 | Value-Belief Pattern:
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- Summary: Bullet point out the significant health concerns, opportunities for health improvement, and client strengths/weaknesses. Summary should address psychosocial as well as physical concerns. The summary should make a case for your chosen diagnosis based on the data above.
Significant Health Concerns:
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Opportunities for Health Improvement:
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Client Strengths/Weaknesses:
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Part II: Nursing Care Plan
- Create a nursing care plan for your client using the table below. Be sure to include references.
- Nursing Care Plan (Nursing Judgment) –Present data in table on concept map
Priority Nursing Diagnosis (3-part): _________________related to (r/t) _________________ as evidenced by (AEB) _________________ | ||
Client Goals & Outcomes
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Nursing Interventions
(list 3 for each goal) |
Evidence-based Rationale (for each intervention – with APA in-text citation) |
(Need to be measurable with a time frame i.e. “client will be able to list four snack choices that are in accordance with prescribed diabetic diet prior to hospital discharge”)
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(Specific to goal i.e. “give patient a list of snacks allowed on diabetic diet”)
1. 2. 3. |
(Justify intervention i.e. “giving patient a list can serve as a reminder and reinforce teaching after discharge (Smith, 2016)”
1. 2. 3. |
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Describe how you would evaluate the above client goals (These statements should resemble the goals and outcomes and need to be measurable and with a time frame i.e. “client will be able to list a minimum of four snack choices that are in accordance with diabetic diet prior to discharge”)
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- Reflection Questions (Nursing Judgment & Spirit of Inquiry) – Discuss each question below. Discussion needs to show evidence of depth-of-thought and reflection for each:
- In reviewing the comprehensive history of this client, where do you see the greatest opportunities for health promotion? How does this relate to your client’s problem(s)?
- As a nurse, what could you do that would have the greatest impact on this client’s health outcome?
- Identify at least three insights you gained from completing this assignment and discuss each below.
- Insight 1:
- Insight 2:
- Insight 3:
- List of references in APA format for sources cited in care plan
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