NUR 205: Transition to Associate Degree Nursing (Winter 2021)

Week 4: Pre-Class Assignment

Assessment/Developmental Stages
Pre-Class Assignment

*Pre-class assignments are expected to be completed and uploaded in CAMS prior to

class. *As always, be prepared to discuss your homework in class.

List the developmental stages (or levels) for early, middle and later adult, and assessment tools
used to assist in identifying patients at risk.
A. Developmental Stage Explained B. Assessments/tools

1. Early Adulthood:

2. Middle. Adulthood:

3. Older Adulthood:

*1. Define physical, psychosocial, and cognitive developmental changes for the early,
middle, and later adult, and their impact on nursing in providing patient care.

A. Physical

B. Psychosocial

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Week 4: Pre-Class Assignment

C. Cognitive

Assessments
Define the difference between a complete, focused, and emergency assessments.

Explain how and why culture and spirituality are included in completing a patient assessment.
(Five (5) sentences or more)

Make a concept map using 3 exemplars of developmental delay/disorders (Giddens, Chapter 1

page 9); showing the interrelationship between the exemplars and physiological and functional
development including ADL’s for the older adult.

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Health History
Give an example of subjective and objective data collection for each of the listed categories.
Category Subjective Objective
General State of Health

Chief Complaint &

History of Illness

Family History

Social History

Domestic Violence
Screening

Behavior

Cognitive Function

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