Discuss how a nurse approaches a focused assessment versus a complete assessment

Discuss how a nurse approaches a focused assessment versus a complete assessment

Discuss how a nurse approaches a focused assessment versus a complete assessment. Are their differences regarding charting? Defend your rationale with references (APA format).

Must use advanced Nursing Journals less than 5 years old.

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According to Nieva and Sorra (2015), to assess something or someone means to evaluate or to estimate how something or someone is in terms of quality, nature and ability in order to make a judgment based on the findings. Nursing assessment therefore is the evaluation of a patient in order to be able to plan the best way of helping such a patient so that they can regain their health. Nursing assessment goes beyond just the physiological approach. More to that it includes economic, life-style factors and spiritual assessment…

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