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Overview of the Nursing Process ~ Five sequential and overlapping steps
~ Cyclical, critical thinking process
~ Client centered and goal directed
~ Focus is on problem-solving and decision-making
~ Interpersonal and collaborative
~ Universal applicability
~ Promotes the professionalism of nursing while
differentiating the practice of nursing from the
practice of medicine and other health care
professionals.
The Nursing Process ~ Assessing
~ Diagnosing
~ Planning
~ Implementing
~ Evaluating
Slide 3 Assessing
,Slide 3 Diagnosing
Slide 3 Planning
Slide 3 Implementing
Slide 3 Evaluating
Step 1 Assessment - Systematic, continuous, organized
collection of data
Assessment ANA Definition: An RN uses a systematic, dynamic way to collect
and analyze data about a client, the first step in
delivering nursing care. Assessment includes not
only physiological data, but also psychological,
sociocultural, spiritual, economic, and life-style
factors as well.
For example, a nurse's assessment of a hospitalized
patient in pain includes not only the physical
causes and manifestations of pain, but the patient's
response—an inability to get out of bed, refusal to
eat, withdrawal from family members, anger
directed at hospital staff, fear, or request for more
pain mediation.
, Assessing is the systematic and continuous collection,
organization, validation, and documentation of
data (information). In effect, assessing is a
continuous process carried out during all phases of
the nursing process. All phases of the nursing
process depend on the accurate and complete
collection of data. The assessment process involves
four closely related activities: collecting data,
organizing data, validating data, and documenting
data.
Assessment ~ Nurses collect data during initial assessment,
focused assessments and ongoing assessments.
~ Methods of assessment:
< Observation
< Interviews with clients and family
< Medical history
< Physical examination
< Diagnostic and lab reports
< Collaborative efforts
Assessment: ~ Asking questions
Collecting Data Effectively Involves ~ Listening skills
~ Having excellent physical assessment skills
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Terms in this set (71)
Overview of the Nursing Process ~ Five sequential and overlapping steps
~ Cyclical, critical thinking process
~ Client centered and goal directed
~ Focus is on problem-solving and decision-making
~ Interpersonal and collaborative
~ Universal applicability
~ Promotes the professionalism of nursing while
differentiating the practice of nursing from the
practice of medicine and other health care
professionals.
The Nursing Process ~ Assessing
~ Diagnosing
~ Planning
~ Implementing
~ Evaluating
Slide 3 Assessing
,Slide 3 Diagnosing
Slide 3 Planning
Slide 3 Implementing
Slide 3 Evaluating
Step 1 Assessment - Systematic, continuous, organized
collection of data
Assessment ANA Definition: An RN uses a systematic, dynamic way to collect
and analyze data about a client, the first step in
delivering nursing care. Assessment includes not
only physiological data, but also psychological,
sociocultural, spiritual, economic, and life-style
factors as well.
For example, a nurse's assessment of a hospitalized
patient in pain includes not only the physical
causes and manifestations of pain, but the patient's
response—an inability to get out of bed, refusal to
eat, withdrawal from family members, anger
directed at hospital staff, fear, or request for more
pain mediation.
, Assessing is the systematic and continuous collection,
organization, validation, and documentation of
data (information). In effect, assessing is a
continuous process carried out during all phases of
the nursing process. All phases of the nursing
process depend on the accurate and complete
collection of data. The assessment process involves
four closely related activities: collecting data,
organizing data, validating data, and documenting
data.
Assessment ~ Nurses collect data during initial assessment,
focused assessments and ongoing assessments.
~ Methods of assessment:
< Observation
< Interviews with clients and family
< Medical history
< Physical examination
< Diagnostic and lab reports
< Collaborative efforts
Assessment: ~ Asking questions
Collecting Data Effectively Involves ~ Listening skills
~ Having excellent physical assessment skills
