Standard 1. Assessment

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Standard 1. Assessment

• The registered nurse collects comprehensive data
  pertinent to the healthcare consumers health
  and/or the situation.

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Assessment Characteristics

• The collection of comprehensive data pertinent
  to the healthcare consumers health and/or the
  situation (ANA, 2010, p. 9).
• The synthesis of complex information to
• Identify and prioritize problems and trends
• Planning providing, or directing care that
• Maximizes health outcomes for patients and
  families,
• Improves knowledge and skills among staff, and
• Enhances organizational capacity to provide safe,
  high-quality, and cost-effective care.

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Central Tenets of Assessment

• Contextual
• Continuous
• Iterative
• Clinical competency-dependent
• Evolving with evidence and research
• Variations of expectations for application with a
  given professional role