Essay APH102 – Assessing Physical Health Status – Case Study – Nursing Assignment Help

Assignment Task

Introduction
Assessing the physical health status of patients often requires different techniques depending on the gender, age and makeup of the client. Other members of the healthcare team will review the information you have obtained from the client, in order to ensure a plan of holistic care is established early. This prevents actual or potential complications occurring and identifies individual needs during the assessment process. This requires you to have a good understanding and knowledge of anatomy and physiology, and be able to demonstrate this during the assessment, admission and discharge process. This assessment provides an opportunity for you to show your understanding of how to apply this knowledge to clients in the health care setting.

Summary
Following on from Assessment 1, this assessment presents two (2) scenarios relating to clients at different stages of their lives; an adult and an elderly client. When you have viewed the case studies, you will be required to respond to a number of questions related to the health related issues faced by the clients, specific to their developmental stage/age. Care planning will also be assessed related to actual or potential nursing diagnosis relating specifically to the scenario’s provided.

Task Instructions
To complete Assessment 2, you will be required to read two (2) case studies and respond to a number of medium-response questions. Your responses must be typed into the spaces provided beneath each question, and the whole document must be submitted to the LMS portal as your response to Assessment 2. These questions must be answered in full. When responding to the questions, please pay attention to the entire question being asked, as well as the prescribed word count (if provided). You are required to use the correct medical terminology when answering all questions. Answers requiring references must be provided in alignment with Think Education policy.