When conducting a health history for a client hospitalized with end-stage renal failure after many year of cocaine abuse, what is the correct sequence for collecting data for this client?
Response 1: Organizing how to proceed with the client and generating alternatives to the approach.
Response 2: Identifying assumptions that can misguide or misdirect the assessment and intervention process.
Response 3: Collecting information and determining its relevance as far as impacting the client care.
Response 4: Identifying any inconsistencies in the communication from the client and or significant others.
Response 5: Determining the reliability of the data collected by the client.
Correct Answer: 2, 1, 5, 3, 4
The process of data collection involves a systematic approach using critical thinking. The first step in the process involves the identification of assumptions. Assumptions may misguide or misdirect the process of assessment and intervention. Additional steps in the process, in order, include organizing the approach, determining the reliability and accuracy of the information, distinguishing between relevant and irrelevant information, and looking for any inconsistencies in the information.
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