Fundamentals Chapters 16, 17, 18.

The nursing process.

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Assessment
Gathering data
Diagnosis
Identify problems
Plan
Set goals with plan of care and desired outcomes, nursing interventions.
Implementation
Perform nursing inerventions
Evaluation
Look at goals to see if they have been met.
Cue
Information that we gain through the use of our senses.
Inference
Nurses interpretation of the cue.
Role of nurse in assessment process
Conducts and documents nursing assessments of pt's.
Gathers Sub and Obj data, Adjust assessments as pt status changes, Relays assessment findings to other members of the health care team.
Medical Diagnosis
The identification of a disease condition based on an evaluation of symptoms, pt complaints, and diagnostic testing.
Nursing Diagnosis
A clinical judgment about an individual, family or community response to an actual or potential health problem.
Actual
Problem exist, supported by data we have collected, defining characteristics.
Potential or Risk
We have data that supports the possibility that a problem could develop. Risk factors present.
Wellness
Pt. Wishes to receive optimal level of health care enhancing their wellness.
Health Promotion
Enhance our health behaviors to increase our own well-being.
Planning phase
Pt goals and outcomes
Nursing Interventions.
Communication of the plan of care