Health Assessment:  is the gathering of information 
      about a patient's physiological, psychological, 
      sociological, and spiritual status in order to identify 
      actual and potential health problems 
     
            The purposes of the health assessment 
    To obtain baseline data 
    To identify and manage a variety of patient problems 
      (actual and potential) 
    To evaluate the effectiveness of nursing care 
    To enhance the nurse-patient relationship 
    To make clinical judgments  
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  Preparation for Health assessment 
    includes the :
  1- Preparation  your self 
   Proper  knowledge 
   Skillful 
   Clean comfortable  uniform
   Clean  hand ( hand washing ) 
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  2- Preparation of physical environment:
  • Clean 
  • Quite 
  • Warm 
  • Ventilation
  • Privacy 
  • Proper furniture 
  • Proper moisture
  • Proper lighting ( natural & artificial) 
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   3- Preparation of the  client :
  • Identify  your self 
  • Explain  the procedure
  • Provide  clean gown
  • Explain  the types of position  
   the client  may take to facilitate 
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       Preparation of the - 4
       :equipments
        
         Be sure that’s the equipments is in good 
          condition working well
         Clean well arranged according to use 
         All infection control measures should be taken 
          under consideration 
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