DIAGNOSING Flashcards
second phase of nursing process
Diagnosing
the development of nursing diagnosis started with
Kristine Gebbie & Mary Ann Lavin 1973
REFERS TO THE REASONING PROCESS
diagnosing
a statement regarding nature of phenomenon
diagnosis
a statement of client problem
Diagnostic phrase
the causal relationship between client problem
Etiology
a judgemenr made only after systematic data collections
Nursing diagnoses
4 types of nursing diagnoses
actual
health promotion
risk nursing
syndrome
also known as a problem based diagnosis; presence of symptoms
Actual nursing diagnosis
realtes to clients preparedbess to implement behaviours to improve health condition
health promotion
these diagnoses begin with “willingness to learn”
health promotion
a clinical judgement presence of risk factors. ;
a problem develop
Risk nursing
a clinical nursing judgement when client has sevral nursing diagnoses
Syndrom diagnosis
a nursing diagnosis has 3 components:
problem & definition
etiology
defining charcteristics
describes the client health problem or respons for which nursing therapy is given
problem
words added to provide additional meaning
Qualifiers
inadequate in amount, lesser in size, damaged are what type of words
qualifiers
identifies causes of health problem
Etiliogy
these are the cluster of signs and symptoms that indicate presence of diagnostic label
Defining characteristics
diagnoses refering to disease processes only
medical diagnoses
3 steps of diagnostic process
analyze data
identify health prob
identify gaps
a generally accepted measure, rule pattern
standard norm
process of determining relatedness of facts or patterns present
Clustering cues
basic 3 part nursing statement is called
PES format
