Nursing assessment is the gathering of information about a patient's physiological, psychological, sociological, and spiritual status. It is the first stage in the nursing process.

Three elements of a nursing situation

1. Client behavior: beginning nursing care
2. Nurse reaction: perceptions, thoughts, and feelings that are to be shared with the client and validated
3. Nursing action: must be deliberate, with validation from the client that the action meets their needs.

See also

• Assessment

References

• Fundamentals of Nursing: Caring and Clinical Judgement, by Helen Harkreader and Mary Ann Hogan

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