Abbreviated Assessment - The minimal assessment completed when the patient arrives on the unit. This assessment is used to determine the stability and immediate needs of the patient until the comprehensive assessment is completed, and the plan of care developed., Admission Assessment - A complete head-to-toe assessment including all relevant physiological, psychological, and social/environmental data for each patient., Comprehensive Assessment - A complete head-to-toe assessment including all relevant physiological, psychological, and social/environmental data for each patient based on nursing judgment considering previously assessed problems as noted in the plan of care and as reported from previous shift including changes, procedures, or newly presenting symptoms/complaints, Focused Assessment - An assessment which may occur at any point during the shift that focuses on specific patient physiological, psychological, and social/environmental needs., Head-to-Toe Assessment - Physical (hands-on) examination of the patient from the top of their head to the tip of their toes! Head-to-toe assessments are a critical part of the comprehensive assessment, Subjective - Includes any data reported by the patient (e.g. pain, emotional status, preE signs/symptoms, reported contraction frequency, etc.), Objective - Includes data measured by the nurse/caregiver – vitals, labs, fetal heart rate, uterine activity, Braden score, PPH risk, etc.,

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