This document provides guidance on performing a comprehensive nursing assessment. It outlines assessing vital signs, weight, height, and performing relevant medical tests. It also describes assessing things like wounds, skin, neurological function, and mental status. Additional clinical guidelines are referenced for more details on assessing specific conditions like burns or pressure injuries. The overall purpose is to guide nurses in conducting thorough patient assessments.
This document provides guidance on performing a comprehensive nursing assessment. It outlines assessing vital signs, weight, height, and performing relevant medical tests. It also describes assessing things like wounds, skin, neurological function, and mental status. Additional clinical guidelines are referenced for more details on assessing specific conditions like burns or pressure injuries. The overall purpose is to guide nurses in conducting thorough patient assessments.
This document provides guidance on performing a comprehensive nursing assessment. It outlines assessing vital signs, weight, height, and performing relevant medical tests. It also describes assessing things like wounds, skin, neurological function, and mental status. Additional clinical guidelines are referenced for more details on assessing specific conditions like burns or pressure injuries. The overall purpose is to guide nurses in conducting thorough patient assessments.
This document provides guidance on performing a comprehensive nursing assessment. It outlines assessing vital signs, weight, height, and performing relevant medical tests. It also describes assessing things like wounds, skin, neurological function, and mental status. Additional clinical guidelines are referenced for more details on assessing specific conditions like burns or pressure injuries. The overall purpose is to guide nurses in conducting thorough patient assessments.
See Clinical Guideline (Nursing): NursingAssessment for more detailed nursing assessment information.
There are classification systems for certain types of wounds such as
Burns (Nursing Management of Burn Injuries Clinical Practice Guideline) and Pressure Injuries (Pressure Injury Prevention and Management Clinical Practice Guideline)