General Survey: the observation a nurse makes during the initial client interaction

Title:

General Survey

Purpose of Assignment:

Learning to make purposeful observations is an essential skill for a nurse. The general survey is the observation a nurse makes during the initial client interaction. The nurse must provide nonbiased, descriptive documentation of these observations. 

Course Competency:

Identify the foundations of health assessment.

Instructions:

Content:

• Use the provided form as a guide to the information that should be collected.
• Short descriptive paragraph of findings. Remember, this is objective information, so only what you observe. Avoid stating why you know or think something is.
• Actual or potential risk factors for the client based on the assessment findings with description or reason for selection of them.

Format:

• Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.)

Resources:

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