A study of comprehensive nursing assessment of patients in hospital.

• Other Authors: Lo, Po Hung Gordon.
• Format: Others
• Language: English; Chinese
• Published: 1999
• Subjects: Nursing Assessment; Nursing Care
• Online Access: http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5889818; http://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/item/cuhk-322542

by Lo Po Hung, Gordon. === Thesis submitted in: December 1998. === Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 94-107). === Abstract and questionnaire also in Chinese. === ACKNOWLEDGMENTS === ABSTRACT (ENGLISH & CHINESE VERSION) --- p.ii === LIST OF TABLES --- p.vi === CHAPTER === Chapter 1. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 === Chapter 2. --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.3 === Nursing Assessment --- p.3 === Purpose of Nursing Assessment --- p.4 === The Importance of Nursing Assessment --- p.5 === The Influence of the Concepts of Health and Holism on Comprehensive Nursing Assessment --- p.7 === Philosophical Perspectives on Nursing Assessment --- p.8 === The Incorporation of Nursing Theories or Models into Nursing Assessment --- p.10 === Implementation of Comprehensive Nursing Assessment --- p.12 === Areas Included in the Comprehensive Nursing Assessment --- p.13 === Biophysical Assessment --- p.14 === Psychological Assessment --- p.16 === Sociocultural Assessment --- p.19 === Spiritual Assessment --- p.21 === Summary --- p.24 === Chapter 3. --- METHOD --- p.25 === Design --- p.26 === Sampling --- p.28 === Data Collection Methods --- p.32 === Data Collection Procedure --- p.37 === Pilot study --- p.39 === Reliability --- p.41 === Ethical Considerations --- p.43 === Data Analysis --- p.44 === Chapter 4. --- RESULTS --- p.47 === Sample Characteristics --- p.47 === Mean Scores for Comprehensive Assessment --- p.50 === Items with Higher and Lower Scores in the Questionnaires and the Checklists of Nursing Records --- p.53 === Items with Higher and Lower Means in Each Category in Comprehensive Assessment Questionnaire --- p.57 === Differences in the Total and Category Assessment Mean Scores --- p.59 === Factors Affecting the Implementation Comprehensive Nursing Assessment --- p.64 === Suggested Interventions to Enable Nurses to Perform Comprehensive Nursing Assessment --- p.67 === Chapter 5. --- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION --- p.71 === The Performance of Comprehensive Nursing Assessment --- p.71 === The Focus of the Assessment within Each Component of Nursing Assessment --- p.74 === Factors Affecting the Implementation of Comprehensive Nursing Assessment --- p.81 === Limitations --- p.87 === Implications for Practice --- p.89 === Recommendations for Future Research --- p.91 === Conclusion --- p.92 === REFERENCES --- p.94