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What is a nursing assessment?
A Nursing Assessment is a written tool that is used by Registered Nurses and other qualified health care professionals to outline the medical history and to note the current care and health care needs of an individual.
A Nursing Assessment must be conducted prior to admission to an Assisted Living community or to an Adult Family Home.
Almost all assessment tools are laid out in the same manner. The State of Washington requires that assessments contain the following pieces of information.
Preferences and choices in daily life- Involvement patterns, interactions with other people
- Family and Friends
- Social and Cultural preferences
- Usual sleep patterns
- Faith and beliefs
- Preferred household activities
- Preferred activity times
- Activity preferences
- Vision
- Hearing
- Communication making self understood
- Communication ability to understand others
- Oral
- Lungs and breathing
- Cardiovascular
- Gastrointestinal
- Kidney and urinary tract
- Bowel and bladder
- Muscular-skeletal
- Nervous system
- Communicable disease history
- Immunizations
- Pain management
- Alcohol and tobacco use
- Other
- Positioning (moving in bed)
- Transfers (getting in/out of bed, a chair, commode)
- Personal hygiene
- Dressing
- Ambulation and mobility
- Toileting
- Bathing
- Eating and drinking
- Therapies
- Medical treatments
- Medication self medication, medication monitoring
- Transportation & Appointments
Significant Behaviors
Dementia-specific questions
Delirium, depression and cognition
Resident profile and contact information
Physician Information
Current Medications
Medical History
As part of CHOICE Advisory’s complimentary service, a free nursing assessment is completed for anyone seeking Assisted Living or Adult Family Home placement within the next 30 days or less. *
Call CHOICE at 1-800-361-0138 to arrange for a nursing assessment.
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*If an individual requires assistance from the State (Medicaid), then CHOICE Advisory Services is prohibited by Washington State Law from providing its services on a complimentary basis. CHOICE offers special pricing to individuals that require nursing assessments and placement information if applying for or currently on Medicaid.
Last update: 2007-05-05 21:59
Author: Tech Support
Revision: 1.3
