Page 1 : Vee, Aue, NN, , , , IURSING ASSESSMENT, , , , systematically collects, verifies, analyses and communicates data* about a client’, health status., , Information collected systematically to achieve a purpose/objective is kno, as “ data gathering” collected information can be analysed in a number of ways., In nursing, assessment focusses on the client’s health status and responses to illn, Whereas medical assessment focusses on the pathology underlying, illness. Medi, assessinient is done by the Doctor. “a, , _ Nursing Assessment is the most important step of Nursing Process. One can't, frame Nursing Diagnosis until she knows the patient’s health status. On the nursi, assessment all the nursing decision and intervertions are dependent. Assessment, , takes place during the nurse’s first encounter with a new patient and continues, throughout,the nurse patient association., , _ peffaition ; Assessment refers to the collection and interpretation of !, information. It focusses on gathering the data about a client’s state of wellness,, , functional ability, physical status, strengths and responses to actual and poten' :, , health ems (Gordon, 1987; 1994), on and Murray (1991) defined Nursing Assessment as Assessme, , ch activity, the nurse does for and with the patient., , oses of Nursing Assessment, , — To gather information regarding Peale, . » To determine client’s normal function., , a organize the collected information:, , To confirm hypothesis growing out, , ven ‘igation sine, , , , , , of the nurse’s intervie, , , , x blem fl