Third part

- Nursing evaluation

¨    The initial examination of the patient is considered very important because its steps are the highest priority. By evaluating the patient, sources of threat to the patient’s life can be identified.

·      The nursing staff evaluates the patient upon admission to the hospital using the nursing staff evaluation form.

A form for evaluating the patient's condition upon admission to the hospital

· Patient’s full name / ............................................. ..............

·  Age .........................

·  The closest person who can be contacted when necessary: ​​...............

· Phone ..........    Portable ...................

· History of previous illness or injury:

1-

2-

3-

·      Allergy to treatment: ..............

·      From food…………………….

·      Among other things............

·     Smoking: Yes     (    )                         No (    )

·    Examinations performed at the hospital before admission and required to be received: ...................

Kinetic balance: ¨    Balanced                                    ¨    Partial paralysis                 ¨    Total paralysis                  ¨    Involuntary movement   ¨    Mobility aids

·     Head and neck :

Insects on the head (   )                           Cuts and bruises      (   )

Swelling of the veins of the heart (   )   Difficulty in bending the neck  (   )

·     Mouth and throat :

Dry and cracked lips (     )        Bleeding gums (     )

Full denture (          ) Partial denture (fixed - removable).

[·     Ear : (     ).

Degree of hearing (poor - average - good) - hearing aid

· Eye :

Pupil ........................

·     Excretions (   )                         Inflammation (        )

·     He sees clearly (     )                 My uncle is perfect (       ).

· Skin :

· skin color :...................      Dryness (    )      with wounds (    )

·      Bruising and ulcers (       ).

·     Nails :

Nail colour:............         Convex (    )             arcuate  (    ).

· Nutrition :

Able to chew and swallow: Regular meal (   ) Liquids (    )  Soft meal (    )

He needs help when feeding.

Food via rail.

· Vital Signs :

· to throb ........... pressure ...........  heat ............. breathing

·     Mood and feeling :

Anxiety (         ) Anger (           ) Irritability (          ).

·     The patient was admitted in a vehicle with:

·       Cannula (                     ) urinary catheter (                )

·       Ryle (            ) laryngeal tube (             )

·       Chest tube          )          CVP( (           ).

·     Installation date: :            /      /               M.

· the movement :

Its type is  slow (              ), medium (         ) and fast (              ).

·     Awareness : The degree of awareness        (           ).

Response : Degree of response (            ).

Signature of the nurse:                 Signature of the department supervisor

·      Initial information and data are recorded when the patient enters the department on the nursing staff evaluation form for the patient:

-       Vital signs (pressure - pulse - respiratory rate - temperature).

-       Weight and height.

-       The presence of allergies.

-       Pain assessment

-       Evaluation of skin condition

-       Assess the patient regarding the possibility of a fall

-       Nutritional assessment.

-       Evaluation of motor activity.

-       The patient’s need for restraint or isolation.

-       Informing the patient of his rights, responsibilities, and hospital policy within 24 hours of admission.

The nursing staff evaluates the patient and determines the following:

In critical cases: (intensive care)

1-   Degree of awareness and awareness.

2-  Vital signs.

3-   Complications occur.

o       The nursing evaluation rate is continuous and the doctor on duty in the department is called in the case of critical results (physiological - laboratory - x-ray) and when there is pain, and the doctor re-evaluates.

o     The re-evaluation of the patient is documented and a follow-up note is recorded at least once per shift, and any procedures resulting from a call or emergency or important events for the patient are recorded with the date and time.

In non-critical cases

Are evaluated:

·      Vital Signs .

·      Patient’s compliance with treatment and medical instructions.

◼️  -   This is done every 12 hours for the internal department by members of the nursing staff, unless the clinical evidence requires less than that and this is proven in the patient’s file.

Conditions that require long-term treatment (chronic diseases)

Nursing staff care for patients who need long-term or (chronic) treatment and ensure...

·      Vital Signs .

·      Complications occur

·      Results of  treatment

The nursing staff on duty also re-evaluates the patient every shift to determine the patient's needs

Items that need to be re-evaluated

·   The treatment plan developed for the patient         Individualized care plan

·   Change in the patient's condition       condition Change in patient

·   Patient diagnosis

·   Desired outcome of care, treatment or service

·   The extent of the patient's response to treatment

The re-evaluation is documented in the patient's file with another evaluation form.

Content of nursing reassessment

1-    Vital signs: every 6 hours in inpatient departments, every 2 hours in care and premature care, after blood transfusion, before surgical operations, during recovery, and when the patient complains that requires re-measurement, or according to the doctor’s instructions.

2-    Pain:

3-    The possibility of the patient falling: every shift.

4-    Skin condition: all skin color during recovery.

5-    Nutritional assessment: when the patient needs it, according to the doctor’s orders.

6-    Measuring blood sugar: according to the doctor’s instructions.

7-    The patient’s need for restraint or isolation: according to the doctor’s orders.

Pain assessment:

The responsible nursing staff assesses the pain (according to the following table), determines its severity, describes the pain and its frequency by asking the patient and looking at the patient’s facial expression (in the event that he is unable to speak or in the event that he is a child). This is recorded in the pain assessment form and kept in the patient’s file when Admission of the patient to the hospital.

10	8	6	4	2	0	Class
Not possible	Intense	Medium	Basic	Weak	X	The patient's feeling of pain
Perfect	Big	Medium	Basic	X	X	Pain hinders the patient's normal movement
						Facial expressions

The treating physician develops a pain treatment plan and records this in the patient’s medical file.

The responsible nursing staff implements the treatment and follow-up plan in accordance with the pain model and the doctor’s instructions.

The responsible nursing staff re-evaluates the pain and records it in the previous form and completes it with each nursing shift. The evaluation can be re-evaluated more than that depending on the patient’s condition:

1.    The responsible nursing staff re-evaluates the pain once before surgeries and after surgeries, once every hour for 3 hours, then every shift, or according to the doctor’s orders.

2.    The responsible nursing staff re-evaluates the pain if pain is present and after administering pain medication only