The Nursing Process Mod 8

Question 1

What is the nursing process?

Answer 1

Cyclical and dynamic in nature, client centred, focused on problem solving and decision making
Goals are to prevent health problems and minimize or alleviate problems

Question 2

What is the 5 components of the nursing process? (ADPIE)

Answer 2

1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Planning
4. Implementation
5. Evaluation

Question 3

Define assessment

Answer 3

Collecting data
Holistic assessment
Can be collected from family, group or community

Question 4

Define data collection

What are the 2 kinds of data collected?

Answer 4

Subjective data: symptoms, info from the patients pov, ex. Pain dizziness, feeling worried (WHAT YOU HEAR)
Objective data: signs, data that can be detected, observed or measured, seen by examination ex. Pale, sweating, yellow skin (WHAT YOU SEE)

Question 5

Define diagnosis

Answer 5

Look at the patient holistically and look at potential health problems
Not a medical diagnosis
Ex. Trouble breathing, anxiety and pain
Risk factors

Question 6

Define planning

Answer 6

Setting priorities, establishing outcomes, writing a care plan

Question 7

What are the 3 phases of planning nursing care?

Answer 7

1. Initial care: admission
2. Ongoing care: hospital stay
3. Discharge stay: what they need for home

Question 8

Define interventions

Answer 8

Actions that care givers do to alleviate patients problems and prevent a problem from occurring

Question 9

What are 2 types of nursing interventions?

Answer 9

1. Independent: does not require a physicians order, requires critical thinking and judgement
2. Dependent: does require a physicians order

Question 10

Define implementation

Answer 10

Performing procedures, continue to collect data, communication, documentation

Question 11

Define evaluation

Answer 11

Have the successful outcome happend? Future care planning