title: Patient assessment: a systematic approach.
abstract: Patient assessment is an important component of any nurse's role. It allows patient care to be prioritized in an appropriate manner and it forms the basis of nursing care plans both of which impact on patient outcomes.
authors.affiliation: New South Wales College of Nursing.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D010347:Patient Care Planning