NU610 2020 September Unit 4 Discussion Latest

NU610 Advanced Health Assessment

Unit 4 Discussion

Focused vs. Comprehensive Assessment

Discussion post for this week, please take the following descriptive information and place it with the appropriate categories listed. Based on the descriptive information would this be a focused or comprehensive assessment and if focused what system or systems would you want to assess and why?

Descriptions

Presents with c/o headache

Pain is a '4' on a scale of 1-10

Scoliosis corrected with Charleston brace, broken toe

No cold/sinus symptoms

Eye exam 2 years ago

No medications, NKDA

No hospitalizations

No tobacco use, wine once monthly, no recreational drug use

Single, lives alone

Traveled to UK, Caribbean in past 3 months

Throbbing for past 2 hours, can feel pulse in temple

Sports-induced asthma

No fever, no changes in vision

Categories

Chief Complaint

History of Present Illness

Past Medical History

Personal and Social History

Review of Symptoms