5/28/2018 Focused Exam: Abdominal Pain | Completed | Shadow Health

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Self-Reflection

Focused Exam: Abdominal Pain Results | Turned In

Advanced Health Assessment - Chamberlain, NR509-April-2018

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Subj ective Data

Collection

Self-Reflection

Explicitly describe the tasks you undertook to complete this

exam.

Activity Time: 4 min

Obj ective Data

Collection Education &

Empathy Documentation

Student Response: The use of my critical thinking skills in order to come to a conclusion due to the

process of elimination. Re-evaluation of some of Miss. Park's lifestyle and habits. Complete abdominal

exam.

Consisting of chief complaint, present medical history other than what we already knew due to chart

history. History of present illness, reviewing the system of the abdominal pain. It took me longer than

expected due to very di cult fficult with Shadow health logging me out at least twice this time. Obtaining

objective and subjective data. Along with inspection, and evaluation of abdominal assessment such as

inspection, palpation, percussion gave us a better insight on miss Park.

Explain the clinical reasoning behind your decisions and tasks.

Student Response: in order to rule out anything other than fecal impaction, the steps had to be

followed for an abdominal exam. Trying to maximize my time with the patient in order to come to a

conclusion of a diagnosis. based on the assessment gaining the ability to complete a proper abdominal

exam and document any normal and abnormal findings. used all data collection to establish a diagnosis,

assessment, and plan for the patient.

Identify how your performance could be improved and how you can apply “lessons

learned” within the assignment to your professional nursing practice.

Student Response: As the weeks go by and we continue with shadow health I become more

comfortable with asking patient questions or when to ask questions, when to empathize and educate. It is

becoming more apparent that correctly documenting all data obtained and accurately will provide the best

outcome not only for our practice but for the patients.

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