Chapter 16

Question 1

Nursing Process

Answer 1

The process that serves as an organizational framework for the practice of nursing. It encompasses all of the steps taken by the nurse in caring for a patient: assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The rationale for each step is founded in nursing theory.

Question 2

Assessment

Answer 2

An evaluation or appraisal of a condition.

Question 3

Subjective Data

Answer 3

Information gathered from patient statements; the patient’s feelings and perceptions. Not verifiable by another except by inference.

Question 4

Objective Data

Answer 4

The process in which data relating to the client’s problem are obtained through direct examination, including observation, palpation, percussion, and auscultation, and by laboratory analyses and radiologic and other studies.

Question 5

Open-Ended Question

Answer 5

A form of question that prompts a respondent to answer in more than one or two words.

Question 6

Closed-Ended Questions

Answer 6

A form of question that limits a respondent’s answer to one or two words.

Question 7

Nursing Health History

Answer 7

Data collected about a patient’s level of wellness, changes in life patterns, sociocultural role, and mental or emotional reactions to illness.

Question 8

Validation

Answer 8

The reciprocated communication of respect that conveys that the patient’s opinions are acknowledged, respected, and heard regardless of whether or not the listener actually agrees with the content.