THE NURSING PROCESS

Question 1

Is a systematic, rational method of planning and providing individualized nursing care

Answer 1

Nursing Process

Question 2

The client may be an…

Answer 2

Individual, a family, a community, or a group

Question 3

Purpose of the Nursing Process

Answer 3

• To identify a client’s health status
• To identify actual or potential health care problems or needs
• To establish plans to meet the identified needs
• To deliver specific nursing interventions to meet those needs.

Question 4

Characteristics of the Nursing Process

Answer 4

1. Cyclic and dynamic nature
2. Client centeredness
3. Focus on problem solving
4. Decision making
5. Interpersonal and collaborative style
6. Universal applicability
7. Use of critical thinking
8. Use of clinical reasoning

Question 5

the nursing process is a regularly repeated event or sequence of events (a cycle) that is continuously changing (dynamic) rather than staying the same (static)

Answer 5

Cyclic and dynamic nature

Question 6

• The nurse organizes the plan of care according to client problems rather than nursing goals.
• In the assessment phase, the nurse collects data to determine the client’s habits, routines, and needs, enabling the nurse to incorporate client routines into the care plan as much as possible.

Answer 6

Client centeredness

Question 7

mental activity in which a problem is identified (unsteady state) and requires clarifying the nature of the problem and suggesting possible solutions.

Answer 7

Focus on problem solving

Question 8

Nurses can be highly creative in determining when and how to use data to make decisions.

Answer 8

Decision making

Question 9

• It requires the nurse to communicate directly and consistently with clients and families to meet their needs.
• It also requires that nurses collaborate, as members of the health care team, in a joint effort to provide quality client care.

Answer 9

Interpersonal and collaborative style

Question 10

it is used as a framework for nursing care in all types of health care settings, with clients of all age groups.

Answer 10

Universal applicability

Question 11

requires the nurse to think creatively, use reflection, and engage in analytical thinking.

Answer 11

Use of critical thinking

Question 12

By reflecting the nurse determines whether the outcome of care was appropriate.

Answer 12

Use of clinical reasoning

Question 13

term “nursing process” was coined by…
(Year & Personnel)

Answer 13

• 1955
• Lydia Hall & Dorothy Johnson

Question 14

first user with the series of phases describing the nursing process

Answer 14

Orlando (1961) & Ernestein Weidenbach (1963)

Question 15

nursing process was formally introduced as a tool for nursing practice

Answer 15

1967

Question 16

identified 4 steps in the process

Answer 16

Yura & Walsh