CLASS:
NR305 – Health Assessment for the Practicing RN
Debriefing: Discover and Deepen
- You are encouraged, but not required, to complete at least one iHuman Virtual Patient Encounter attempt before participating in the debriefing.
- Answer all questions below with explanations and detail. No scholarly sources are required.
Paragraph one: Reflect on your experience conducting holistic health assessments. Discuss the challenges and barriers you face in conducting holistic health assessments. Discuss how you can address or overcome these challenges and barriers in your nursing practice.
Paragraph two: Answer the questions based on the first letter of your last name below.
| Last Name | Question to Answer |
|---|---|
| A – G | How would your holistic assessment differ if a client identified as transgender? |
| H – Q | How would your holistic assessment differ if a client did not speak English? |
| R – Z | How would your holistic assessment differ if a client was adopted? |
Paragraph three: How will you apply what you learned from the simulation and/or this week’s lesson to your nursing practice? How will your new knowledge of holistic assessments change how you practice nursing?
SOLUTION
Paragraph one:
In my practice we constantly encourage a holistic health assessment. Taking into account the spiritual, physical, emotional and mental aspects of a patients needs helps build a foundation of trust between the healthcare providers and the patients. A challenge I face in doing a holistic approach is exhaustion. Sometimes it can be hard to meet all of the patients needs. I may be focusing on the physical needs at that moment. The patient is rapidly declining and they want something else taken care of. The other day I had a patient who…………………………..$5
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