Chapter 8 Vocab Flashcards
Actual Problem
diagnosis, substained by patients current signs and symptoms.
Assessment
collection of subjective and objective data
Critical pathway
care plans that detail the essential steps in patient care with a view to describing the expected progress of the patient
Evaluation
Comprehensive evaluation of the patent’s progress toward achievement of outcomes
Identifying criteria
defining characteristics, must be present in the patient to assign that diagnosis
Implementation
Direct and carry out nursing interventions
Interview
dialogue or question and answer sessions with the patient or people accompanying the patient
NANDA
North American Nursing Diagnosis Association
NIC
Nursing Intervention Classification
NOC
Nursing Outcome Classification
Nursing diagnosis
Clustering of clues or data to define a problem
Nursing process
5 step process to nursing care, Assessment, Analysis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
Objective Data
Measurable Data collected from a patient
Observation
Collection of data through seeing, listening, smelling, touching, and generally sensing the patient and the immediate environment as well as the larger context of the situation.
Outcome identification
related to the goal of decreasing a patient’s symptoms, 6th step to the nursing process