The aims and objectives of this assignment are to identify a nursing assessment observed by myself whilst on my medical placement.

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The assessment that I will be focusing on is the first phase of the nursing process in the form of the initial assessment interview. The patient involved in the assessment is a 28 year old male who was admitted to a medical ward after an over dose. Within a few days it was established that the patient had mental health problems so he was referred to the community psychiatric nurse by his consultant and social worker, …

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…to create an appropriate plan of care. The observations which were made by myself, will enable me to understand how to conduct a nursing assessment correctly. For future reference, I will remember that this phase of the nursing process is to enquire in relation to the needs of the client. It is therefore intrinsic, to consider all aspects of interpersonal skills communication and environmental factors in order to transmit the correct messages to the client.