Question

Discussion Question:

Discuss the three domains of a functional assessment and the two approaches. Examine how observing a patient’s ability to perform tasks may be necessary when patient-reported capabilities are incongruent with caregiver information or the nurse’s clinical observation.

Answer 1

Answer: The three domains of a functional assessment involves such as:

• ADLs : Activities of daily living includes grooming, bathing as well as taking care.
• IADLs: Instrumental Activities of Daily Living involves improving the disease by assisting living life.
• Mobility: Mobility involves specific improvement in mobilizing.

The two approaches involves:

• Monitoring the performance as well as their abilities.
• Intervening about the capability of the person.

It is important to observe the patient's ability to perform tasks because it reveals about the specific performance of patient. It is important to assess about the improvement of the patient. It also reveals about the efficiency of the treatment. It also reveals about the quality of treatment provided to the patient by the healthcare professionals.