What it means
A repeated check of the client after time has passed or after an intervention. It shows whether a treatment worked, such as whether pain is less after a pain medicine, and catches a client who is getting worse. It is part of the evaluation step of the nursing process.
For the nurse
Reassess at the time set by policy, for example after a pain medicine once it should have taken effect, and chart the result.
At a glance
| Also written | reassessments, reassess |
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Related terms
assess
To gather information about a client by looking, listening, asking, measuring and examining.
pain assessment
A nurse's organized gathering of information about a client's pain: where it is, how bad it is, what it feels like and what changes it.