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The assessment of student nurses
Nurse Education Today, 1991This paper starts from the personal view that there are a number of issues related to the process of assessment which require investigation. It is suggested that a model of the assessment process might help clarify the present situation. The Brunswik lens model is explained and then expanded and adapted to facilitate its application to the assessment ...
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Assessing numeracy for nursing
Research in Mathematics Education, 2009Assessment measures performance in relation to a particular question or situation but the value of competence assessment lies in its ability to predict likely future performance in a particular activity. In nursing, as in some other safety-critical areas, competence in numeracy can be a matter of life or death so the onus is on assessment procedures to
Jeremy Hodgen, Diana Coben
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Nutritional Assessment in Nursing
Gastroenterology Nursing, 1992Patients with gastrointestinal disorders are at high risk for malnutrition. Malnutrition results in an increased length of stay by contributing to the development of complications of disease or surgery. Nurses can help prevent complications by reporting signs and symptoms in hospitalized gastrointestinal patients suffering from malnutrition ...
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An Assessment of Nurses’ Knowledge of Botulism
Public Health Nursing, 2011AbstractObjectiveTo assess nurses’ knowledge of botulism, a Centers for Disease Control Category A bioterrorism agent, one case of which constitutes an emergency.DesignThe study utilized survey research.SampleThe cluster sample included 1,414 registered nurses.MeasureThe survey gathered demographic data and nurses’ knowledge of the background ...
Paul Rega, Christopher E. Bork
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Determinants of pain assessment by nurses
International Journal of Nursing Studies, 1990In this replication study pain assessment and patient perception by nurses was studied in relation to patient characteristics and nurse characteristics. Nurses were randomly assigned to one of 24 descriptions of a hypothetical patient of constant age and unspecified sex.
Huda Huijer Abu-Saad +2 more
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Patient assessment in psychiatric nursing [PDF]
Journal of Advanced Nursing, 1991 This paper examines the literature on patient assessment in nursing, with particular reference to assessment in psychiatric nursing It finds that most nursing assessment is concerned with gathering physiological information about patients while effectively ignoring psychosocial indices This phenomenon, it is argued, is due to historical factors in the ...
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AN ASSESSMENT OF ACADEMIC NURSING CENTERS
Nurse Educator, 1990The authors discuss the status of academic nursing centers. Included are data on the age, location, population served, and sources of financial support for these centers. In addition, the authors assess the centers' ability to accomplish the purposes of faculty practice, student education, nursing research and community service.
William C. Bridges, Sara E. Barger
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Nursing Assessment and Diagnosis
AORN Journal, 1993Nursing Assessment and Diagnosis, second ed By Janis P. Bellack, Barbara J.
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Physical Assessment for Nurses
2004Foreword: Advanced Clinical Practice Nursing.Preface.Acknowledgements.Introduction: The First Approach.Chapter 1. History Taking.Chapter 2. General Examination.Chapter 3. Examination of the Cardiovascular System.Chapter 4. Examination of the Respiratory System.Chapter 5. Examination of the Abdominal System.Chapter 6. Mental Health Assessment.Chapter 7.
Carol Lynn Cox +2 more
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