Chapter 1 Flashcards
Assessment
The collection of data about an individual’s health state
Biomedical model
The Western European?North American tradition that views health as the absence of disease
Complete database
A complete health history and full physical exam
Critical thinking
Simultaneous problem solving while self-improving one’s own thinking ability
Diagnostic reasoning
Method of collecting and analyzing clinical info
Emergency database
Rapid collection of the database often compiled concurrently with lifesaving measures
Enviroment
The total of all the conditions and elements that make up the surroundings and influence the development of a person
Evidence-based Pactices
A systematic approach emphasizing the best research evidence the clinicians experience, patient preferences, and values, physical exam, and assessment
Focused database
Used for limited or short-term problems; concerns mainly one problem, one cue complex, or one body system
Follow-up Database
Used in all settings to monitor progress of short-term or chronic health problems
Holistic Health
The view that mind, body, and spirit are interdependent and function as a whole within the enviroment
Nursing process
A method of collecting and analyzing clinical info with the following components: assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation
Objective Data
What the health professional OBESERVES
Prevention
Any action directed toward promoting health and preventing the occurrence of disease
Subjective Data
What the patient SAYs about themself during history taking
