Module One Flashcards
Identify the 5 steps of the nursing process.
assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation
Identify the three major activities associated with the assessment process
Collecting data, organizing data, and validating data
what are primary data sources
person
what are secondary data sources
Significant others, Colleagues, Medical records
what is subjective data
Information provided by the person that you cannot directly observe/What the person tells you (symptoms)
what is objective data
Characteristics about the person that you can directly observe/What you find in your examination of the person (signs)
what are signs
indicate characteristics of a disease or dysfunction (ie/fever, rash, blood count, drainage)
what are symptoms
characteristics of a disease or dysfunction (ie/ pain, nausea, dizziness, cramps)
what are the concepts of active processing
Observing, listening, translating, reasoning, using intuition, validating
describe verbal communication
the use of words to convey messages: Talking and Writing
describe nonverbal communication
a set of behaviors that conveys messages either without words of by supplementing verbal communication: Body language and Paralanguage
describe paralanguage
Nonverbal components of spoken language (ie/ stress, pitch, accent, pause etc)
what are personal characteristics of the interviewer
Security in the role, Personal attitudes and values, Personality, Appearance, Note Taking, Keep the focus on the patient, Approach
what are personal characteristics of the interviewee
: Past experiences, Fears regarding illness, Socioeconomic differences, Cultural differences, Education, Age/developmental level
Physical and mental condition
what environmental factors can affect the interview process
Privacy, Noise, Light, and Interruptions
