ch. 1 Flashcards
Biomedical model
The Western European/North American tradition that views health as an absence of disease
Assessment
The collection of data about an individual’s health state
Complete database
A complete health history and full physical examination
Critical thinking
Simultaneously problem-solving while self-improving one’s own thinking ability
Diagnostic reasoning
A method of collecting and analyzing clinical information with the following components: 1. attending to initially available cues, 2. formulating diagnostic hypotheses, 3. gathering data relative to the tentative hypotheses, 4. evaluating each hypothesis with the new data collected, and 5. arriving at a final diagnosis
Emergency database
Rapid collection of the database, often compiled concurrently with lifesaving measures
Environment
The total of all the conditions and elements that make up the surroundings and influence the development of a person
Evidence-based practice
A systematic approach emphasizing the best research evidence, the clinician’s experience, patient preferences and values, physical examination and assessment
Focused database
One used for a limited or short-term problem; concerns mainly one problem, one cue complex, or one body system
Holistic health
The view that the mind, body, and spirit are interdependent and function as a whole within the environment
Medical diagnosis
Used to evaluate the cause and etiology of disease; focus is on the function or malfunction of a specific organ system
Nursing diagnosis
A method of collecting and analyzing clinical information with the following components: 1. assessment 2. diagnosis 3. outcome identification 4. planning 5. implementation and 6. evaluation
Objective data
What the health professional observes by inspecting, palpating, percussing, and auscultating during the physical examination
Prevention
Any action directed toward promoting health and preventing the occurrence of disease
Subjective data
What the person says about himself or herself during history taking
