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Clinical Judgement in Nursing-Assignment
Clinical Judgement in Nursing-Assignment
NURSING PRACTICE
CLIENT ASSESSMENT
• Purpose of the health assessment
• Documentation in nursing
• History taking/physical examination
• Nursing process
• The role of the nurse in admission, transfer
and discharge of patients
Purpose of the health assessment
• Health assessment is a process of obtaining, analyzing,
evaluating and synthesizing information collected
about the clients in order to determine the client’s
health status and the need for nursing care