| 英文摘要 |
identify those who need a priority in care, but they are also able to design a comprehensive care services. Both comprehensive screening and assessment programs can facilitate nurses accomplish those purposes. Screening is used to identify high suspected persons with a certain health problem or disease as the priority in services. Assessment is used to confirm or diagnose those suspected person’s health problems or diseases, and provide sufficient information for further treatment or management. Therefore screening and assessment is a comprehensive care program, not only just a test. This paper focuses on introducing the definitions and basic concepts of screening and assessment, and comparing both differences on target persons, purposes, the frequencies and proper time for performance, the requirement of performing staff, training, and cost. Screening and assessment play an important role on preventing various health problems and providing effectively care programs. As the first line service providers, nurses are highly in need of proper concepts and skills on systematic screening and assessment. |
