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- A social work assessment is central to helping people understand their situation and needs and is the main means of access to social care, facilitating the provision of support to adults whose needs are complex.
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Nov 11, 2021 · The central role of nurses in assessing patient needs and planning care is one of the core areas emphasised in Future Nurse, the Nursing and Midwifery Council's (NMC) (2018a) nursing proficiency standards.
A nursing assessment is a process where a nurse gathers, sorts and analyzes a patient’s health information using evidence informed tools to learn more about a patient’s overall health, symptoms and concerns. This includes considering the patient’s biological, social, psychological, cultural and spiritual values and beliefs.
A social work assessment is central to helping people understand their situation and needs and is the main means of access to social care, facilitating the provision of support to adults whose needs are complex.
- 2022/05
Nov 11, 2021 · Nurses have an essential role to play in the assessment and planning of patient care. This is emphasised in the Nursing and Midwifery Council's 2018 Future Nurse proficiency standards. In this article, the author discusses the importance of person-centred care in assessing needs and highlight …
- Benjamin Ajibade
- 2021
Feb 19, 2019 · The social care assessment is a ‘key interaction’ between a person and the local authority with ‘critical’ importance for determining a person’s needs for care and support. In order to achieve this, the guidance requires that assessments must be ‘person-centred throughout’.
- Jon Symonds, Caroline Miles, Michael Steel, Sue Porter, Val Williams
- 2020
Nurses have an indispensable role in addressing patients' social needs and can mitigate the impact of social and health inequities through effective coordination and implementation of care. 6 They also have the potential to promote social justice through advocacy and research. 7 As such, nurses are expected to tackle the social determinants of h...
• identify the nurse’s role in patient assessment and discuss why it is so important; • describe four ways of knowing and the nature of truth; • use Standing’s cognitive continuum and identify its relevance to nurses and patient assessment; and • understand some consequences of stereotyping.
