Question

Briefly describe your practice setting and the typical patient population. Provide examples of key subjective and objective data points you collect. Describe how you document your findings. Is there technology involved? Describe your process of data analysis. What is the end result of this process? (i.e., Do you formulate nursing diagnoses and care plans, collaborate with others and/or make referrals?) . Can I have an example that utilizes the hospital setting?

Answer 1

I work in oncology department OPD . Here on daily basis 200 patients come to my OPD . This a child specific OPD mostly leukaemia cases . It's starts 8.30 am in the morning and goes till 2 pm . The patients come and provide details of their complaints to the physician and the reports are entered in the flow sheets of the files . Other reports like X-RAY ,CT etc are attached in the files . There is technology usuage in my OPD when it comes to enter the follow up days , capture the reports etc . As it is a OPD basis treatment ,patients gets treatment by daily follow ups. Yes i formulate nursing diagnosis based upon the clients complaints in the OPD and measures are taken to resolve it with the instructions of the concerned physician . The procedures and investigations are done in procedure room like BMA , Biopsy , Administration of chemotherapy etc .