"Nursing Assessment" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Evaluation of the nature and extent of nursing problems presented by a patient for the purpose of patient care planning.
| Descriptor ID |
D009730
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.590.233.508.480
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| Concept/Terms |
Nursing Assessment- Nursing Assessment
- Assessment, Nursing
- Assessments, Nursing
- Nursing Assessments
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nursing Assessment" by people in Profiles.
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Life-Threatening Diagnosis or Completely Benign? A School Nurse's Guide to Assessing and Caring for Students With Cardiac Complaints. NASN Sch Nurse. 2026 Jan; 41(1):16-23.
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Interrater Reliability of the Braden and Braden Q by Skin Champion Nurses. J Pediatr Nurs. 2019 Jan - Feb; 44:9-15.
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Nurses' Early Recognition of Neonatal Sepsis. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2017 Nov - Dec; 46(6):834-845.
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Nursing and Respiratory Collaboration Prevents BiPAP-Related Pressure Ulcers. J Pediatr Nurs. 2015 Jul-Aug; 30(4):620-3.
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Improving patient-provider communication: a call to action. J Nurs Adm. 2009 Sep; 39(9):372-6.
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Withdrawal assessment in the pediatric intensive care unit: quantifying a morbidity of pain and sedation management in the critically ill child. Crit Care Med. 2008 Aug; 36(8):2479-80.
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Growth patterns and gastrointestinal symptoms in pediatric patients after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2008 May; 35(3):443-8.
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A model program: neonatal nurse practitioners providing community health care for high-risk infants. Neonatal Netw. 2008 May-Jun; 27(3):163-9.
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Anxiety disorders in youth. J Pediatr Nurs. 2009 Feb; 24(1):26-40.
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EPSDT preventive services in a low-income pediatric population: impact of a nursing protocol. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2008 Mar; 47(2):137-42.