Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario

Practice Recommendations: Assess

ASSESS TYPE OF EVIDENCE

1.1.a

Nurses establish rapport with clients and families. III

1.1.b

Nurses screen for depression on initial assessment, at regular intervals and advocate for follow-upG  treatment of depression. Ib

1.1.c

Nurses establish a written agenda for appointments in collaboration with the client and family, which may include:

  • Reviewing clinical data
  • Discussing client’s experiences with self-management
  • Medication administration

Barriers/stressors Creating action plans Client education

IIb

1.1.d

Nurses consistently assess client’s readiness for change to help determine strategies to assist client’s readiness for change to help determine strategies to assist client with specific behaviours. III
1.1.e Nurses encourage clients to use health risk appraisal instruments; model use of such tools, and discuss the results of the risk assessment with them at regular follow up. Ib

 

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