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Student’s Name Faculty’s Name

REPORT DATA (Information obtained from RN, morning report, clarification of information obtained from clinical instructor)

· Date of Care Date of Admission

· Client Initials Allergies

· Age: Gender Marital Status

· Reason for admission (chief complaint)

· Past Medical History/Operation/Procedure (include date)

· Advance Directives

· Living Will_ _ YES NO

· Power of attorney YES NO

· Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) YES NO

· Activity orders

· Vital signs(frequency)

· Intravenous Fluids/Saline Lock

· Diet/Intake & Output

· Telemetry

· Oxygen

· Drains/Wounds

· Procedures/specimens/medications

· Isolation

· Scheduled Therapies/Other

· Special Equipment

FOCUSED ASSESSMENT:

If abnormal findings are assessed in ABC. STOP! CORRECT!

Then continue to assess and reassess. (What must be recognized as clinically significant?)

· AIRWAY(Patency)

· APPEARANCE/COGNITIVE (LOC, Posture and position, Attention Span)

· BREATHING (Effort: unlabored or labored, Respiratory Rate and Rhythm, Lung sounds, Oxygen therapy, Oxygen saturation)

· BEHAVIOR (Facial expressions, Speech, Sensory deficits, Mood)

· CIRCULATION (Apical pulse: regular, irregular, Blood Pressure, Peripheral pulses, Capillary refill, Skin color and moisture, Temperature, Edema)

· PAIN (location, severity, duration, onset, frequency, relief measures effectiveness of relief measures )

· ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY (Activity/Risk for fall or injury)

· IN: What is going in? (Intravenous Solutions, Enteral)

· OUT: What is coming out? (tubes, drains, drainage [amount and color])

· PRIORITY ASSESSMENT (Top priorities regarding your assigned client)

Remember to mark off checkbox if any of these assessments were also a part of your focused assessment.

· SKIN INTEGRITY (Braden Scale rating (report data), Actual or potential wounds , turgor)

· GASTROINTESTINAL (weight, height, BMI, hydration, diet, appetite, abdomen, stool)

· GENITOURINARY (catheter, dialysis, urine characteristics)

· REPRODUCTIVE (Gravida, Para, AB, LC, menarche, menopause, STI )

· MUSCULOSKELETAL (gait, posture, devices, ROM, strength)

· NEUROLOGICAL (PERRLA, EOM’s, seizures, Glasgow Coma Scale)

· PSYCHOLOGICAL (communication, emotions, stressors, concerns, anxiety, coping mechanisms)

· SOCIOCULTURAL (living arrangements, occupation, support systems, education, cultural beliefs, use of alternative therapies)

· DEVELOPMENTAL (Erikson’s Life Stage, developmental level, any delay or at risk for delay or regression)

· SPIRITUAL (religious affiliation or belief system, activities)

· DISCHARGE PLANNING/HEALTH PROMOTION (self-care needs, educational needs and barriers, resources, equipment/environmental needs, plan upon discharge)

CLIENT ASSESSMENT

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Medications:

· Classification

· Generic Name

· Trade Name

· Dosage

· Route

Reason the Client is Receiving

Nursing considerations

·

Therapeutic effect

Assessments and Lab Test Considerations prior to administration

Interactions: Drug-Drug; Drug-Food

Major Side Effects

Client/Family teaching

Diagnostic and/or Laboratory Test

Normal

Values

Client’s Results

Reason this being monitored for this client.

What is the clinical significance to the nurse caring for this client?

Admission

Current

HEMATOLOGY

WBC (NUR 112)

RBC (NUR 112)

HGB (NUR 112)

HCT (NUR 112)

PLATELET (NUR 112)

aPTT/PTT (NUR 112)

PT (NUR 112)

INR (NUR 112)

SED RATE

Bleeding time

BLOOD CHEMISTRY

POTASSIUM (NUR 112)

SODIUM (NUR 112)

MAGNESIUM (NUR 112)

CALCIUM

PHOSPHORUS

BUN (NUR 112)

CREATININE (NUR 112)

Diagnostic and/or Laboratory Test

Normal

Values

Client’s Results

Reason this being monitored for this client.

What is the clinical significance to the nurse caring for this client?

Admission

Current

GLUCOSE (NUR 112)

HgbA1C

ALBUMIN (NUR 112)

SERUM LIPIDS

CHOLESTEROL

TRIGLYCERIDES

LDL’S

HDL’S

LIVER ENZYMES

ALT

AST

Ammonia

Bilirubin

CARDIAC

TROPONIN

MYOGLOBIN

CK-MB

BNP

Blood Serum Levels (i.e. Digoxin and Lithium)

________________

Diagnostic and/or Laboratory Test

Normal

Values

Client’s Results

Reason this being monitored for this client.

What is the clinical significance to the nurse caring for this client?

Admission

Current

BLOOD GASES

pH

PCO2

PO2

HCO3

URINALYSIS

Color

Glucose

Ketone

pH

Protein

Urobilinogen

RBC

WBC

Nitrates

Specific Gravity

OTHERS

CHEST X-RAY

EKG