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NUR501, Week 1
INTERNAL VARIABLES
Developmental stage
Intellectual background
Perception of functioning
Emotional factors
Spiritual factors
EXTERNAL VARIABLES
Family practices/habits/traditions
Socioeconomic factors
Cultural background
TERMS
Health promotion
Wellness
Disease prevention
LEVELS OF PREVENTION
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
QUICK QUIZ!
2. After evaluating a patients external variables, the nurse
concludes that health beliefs and practices can be
influenced by
A. Emotional factors.
B. Intellectual background.
C. Developmental stage.
D. Socioeconomic factors.
RISK FACTORS
Age
Genetic factors
Environment
Lifestyle
TRANSTHEORETICAL
MODEL OF CHANGE
Precontemplation
Contemplation
Preparation
Action
Maintenance
NURSING ASSESSMENT
POTTER AND PERRY,
CHAPTER 16
METHOD OF
ASSESSMENT
Gordons functional health patterns
Problem-oriented
Systems Assessment (ROS)
METHODS OF DATA
COLLECTION
Patient-centered interview
Interview techniques
NURSING HEALTH
HISTORY
DATA VALIDATION
COMMUNICATION
POTTER & PERRY, CHAPTER 24
COMMUNICATION AND
ASSESSMENT
What communication skills do you use for assessment?
What types of patients prove more of a challenge in
communication?
LEVELS OF
COMMUNICATION
Intrapersonal
Interpersonal
Transpersonal
Small-group
Public
ELEMENTS OF
COMMUNICATION
Referent
Sender and receiver
Message
Channels
Feedback
Interpersonal variables
Environment
FORMS OF
COMMUNICATION
Verbal
Nonverbal
Includes 5 senses
Vocabulary
Personal appearance
Denotative meaning
Posture and gait
Connotative meaning
Facial expression
Pacing
Eye contact
Intonation
Gestures
Clarity and brevity
Sounds
Timing and relevance
Territoriality and personal space
PERSONAL SPACE
Enjoy this 2-minute Seinfeld video about personal
space.
(2009, Dec. 4). Social awareness-close talker.wmv.
SEINFELD S05E18 The Raincoats - Season 5 - Episode
18. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGVSIkEi3mM
SBAR
Situation what is happening right now
Background
Assessment
Recommendation tell doctor what you think you need
to do
COMMUNICATION
STRATEGIES
Active listening
Sharing observations
Sharing empathy
Focus
Paraphrase
Sharing feelings
Using touch
Using silence
Provide information,
clarify
Summarize
Self-disclosure
Confrontation
COMMUNICATION
STRATEGIES TO AVOID
Ask personal questions
Give personal opinions
Change the subject
Automatic responses
False reassurance
Sympathy
Ask for explanations
Approval or disapproval
Defensive responses
Passive or aggressive responses
Arguing
COMMUNICATION
Block, P. (May 28, 2013). Gifts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1pEPAJv8Eg
Block, P. (May 28, 2013). Are you the problem?
Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZcjLzWWAYY
INFECTION PREVENTION
AND CONTROL
Potter and
Perry,
Chapter 28
TERMS
Health care-associated infections
Iatrogenic infections
Exogenous infections
Endogenous infections
LABORATORY TESTS TO
SCREEN FOR INFECTION
Normal values
Indication of infection
<15mm/hr for
TIER ONE/STANDARD
PRECAUTIONS
TYPES OF PRECAUTIONS
Airborne
Droplet
Contact
ISOLATION ROOM
ABC News. (2015). Ebola infected aid workers to be
treated in Emory isolation room. Retrieved from
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/ebola-infected-aid-w
orkers-treated-emory-isolation-room-24818578
INFECTION PREVENTION
Here is a link to the plan for the state of Ohio to
decrease Healthcare-associated infections.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2015).
State-based HAI prevention. Retrieved from http://
www.cdc.gov/HAI/stateplans/state-hai-plans/oh.html
REFERENCES
Potter, P. & Perry, A. (2013). Fundamentals of nursing:
Concepts, processes, and practice (8thed.). St. Louis:
C.V. Mosby.