Release Date: 2023-10-09

Introduction

Gulbeyaz Can (Author)

Release Date: 2023-10-09

A “health assessment” refers to the process of evaluating a person’s overall health and well-being. This assessment is usually performed by health care professionals, such as physicians, nurses, or other health care professionals. The goal of health assessment is to gather information about various aspects of a person’s health in order to make informed decisions [...]

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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.69860/nobel.9786053359135.1
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A “health assessment” refers to the process of evaluating a person’s overall health and well-being. This assessment is usually performed by health care professionals, such as physicians, nurses, or other health care professionals. The goal of health assessment is to gather information about various aspects of a person’s health in order to make informed decisions about his or her medical care, develop care plans, take appropriate action, or monitor the patient’s progress.
Nursing assessment usually includes two main components of health assessment: Interview and physical examination. Nurses interview patients to gather information about their medical history, current health problems, medications, allergies, and lifestyle habits. This helps establish a good rapport with the patient and provides valuable information for assessing their health.
Nurses perform a physical examination to assess the patient’s overall health. The physical examination of the patient begins with the measurement of vital signs (such as blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, and temperature). Body systems such as the cardiovascular system, respiratory system, gastrointestinal tract, and musculoskeletal system are then examined. Observation, palpation, percussion, and auscultation are the four assessment methods used in the physical evaluation of systems.
Health assessments by nurses occur not only at a patient’s initial presentation, but also at regular intervals throughout the patient’s care. Regular health assessments help monitor changes in the patient’s health, evaluate the eff ectiveness of interventions, and adjust the plan of care accordingly.
Health assessment is a fundamental aspect of nursing practice because it enables nurses to provide patient-centered care and contribute to a positive patient outcome.

Gulbeyaz Can (Author)
Professor, Istanbul Cerrahpasa University
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5368-0893
3Gulbeyaz Can born in 1971, Kardzhali, Bulgaria. In 1993, she completed nursing education at Istanbul University Florence Nightingale School of Nursing. Between 1993 and 1995, she worked as an intensive care nurse in cardiovascular surgery department at the Istanbul University Institute of Cardiology. Her academic life started in 1995, as a research assistant at the Medical Nursing Department in Istanbul University Florence Nightingale School of Nursing. In 1996, she completed her master thesis, studying the efficacy of patient education in managing chemotherapy-related side effects and in 2001, PhD thesis, assessing the fatigue level and care needs of the breast cancer patients. In 2010, she was promoted to Associate Professor and in 2015 to a full Professor of the Medical Nursing Department and still continues this duty. She has many contributions to the literature on cancer, palliative care, and other research topics. She has many national and international publications, presentations and lectures. Th e focus of her studies is an evidence-based symptom management in oncology. Five consensus meeting address this issue was organized by her in last 10 years. In all meetings standards of care in oncology nursing was established to ensure better care for cancer patients and reference books reflecting the decisions taken during the meetings were published and presented to all nurses working in Oncology. “Leman Birol Award” in 2005 by the Turkish Oncology Nursing Association and “The International Award for Contributions in Cancer Care” by ONS in 2018 was given to Prof.Dr. Gulbeyaz Can for her contributions to Oncology Nursing.

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