Nursing
CASE PRESENTATION
Dx:
Brief History :
Family History :
Spiritual/Cultural Needs :
Patient Educational Needs :
Systems Review :
General Medical Condition:
Allergies:
GYN:
Past Medical History:
Past Surgical History:
Family Medical History:
Substance Abuse:
Home Medication Review:
Review of Systems:
Physical Examination:
· VITAL SIGNS –
· Ht.:
· Wt.: BMI:
· BP:
· Pulse:
· RR:
· Temp:
· Pain:
· Neurological –
· Head
· Eyes
· ENT/Mouth –
· Neck –
· Respiratory –
· Cardiovascular –
· Chest/Breast –
· GI –
· Extremities –
· Lymph –
· Musculoskeletal –
· Skin –
Labs - performed on
Past Psychiatric History :
Mental Status Exam :
· Appearance and General Behavior
· Sensorium
· Speech
· Mood and Affect
· Thought Process and Perception (e.g., logical, coherent, tangential, flight of ideas, delusions, hallucinations)-
· Attitude and Insight (e.g. emotional tone)–
*format is consistent with hospital categorization of the mental status exam
Safety Assessment :
· Elopement –
· Fall Risk –
· Braden Scale –
· (GAF) Global Assessment of Functioning Scale –
Suicide Assessment :
A SAD PERSONS suicide assessment was conducted on admission, the patient responded as follows:
· Within the last 48hrs/1month were things ever so bad that you had thoughts that life was not worth living, that you would be better off dead
· Within the last 48hrs/1month have you had thoughts about suicide; if so, how long do they last? Patient stated
· Do you have a plan for doing this? Patient stated
· Does the patient have access to firearms/weapons?
· Does the patient seem to be answering honestly and fully?
Socio-environmental Assessment :
Student Client Evidence-based Interaction Toward Achievement of Outcome:
One priority client outcome:
Nursing Intervention and Rationales:
Evaluation: