A nurse is meeting a patient for the first time.The importance of establishing baseline data is that it will enable the nurse to assess which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

A) Know the baseline information about the patient's health status.
B) Supplement, confirm, or refute information learned during the history taking.
C) Identify or confirm nursing diagnoses.
D) Assess the patient's understanding of the disease process.
E) Focus on a specific body system.

Use a physical assessment to gather baseline information about the patient's health status,supplement,confirm,or refute information learned during the history taking,identify or confirm nursing diagnoses,make clinical judgments about the patient's current or changing health status and ability to manage it,and evaluate the outcomes of care.A focused health assessment is selected to gather information related to a specific body system,as happens when a patient first presents to the hospital or for a specific screening purpose,such as for cholesterol or blood glucose levels.