NURS 1020 Exam 2 || Errorless Answers 100%.
what are the nursing diagnosing statements? correct answers -Provides a precise identification of
a patient's problem that gives nurses and other members of the health care team a common
language for understanding patients' needs
-Allows nurses to communicate what they do among themselves and with other health care
professionals and the public
-Distinguishes the nurse's role from that of the physician or other health care provider
-Helps nurses focus on the scope of nursing practice
what does diagnosing require? correct answers interpretation of assessment data that reveals a
patient's response to health problems
For a student to avoid a data collection error, the student should : Select the Best Answer
A. Assess the patient and, if unsure of the finding, ask a faculty member to assess the patient.
B. Review his or her own comfort level and competency with assessment skills.
C. Ask another student to perform the assessment.
D. Consider whether the diagnosis should be actual, potential, or risk. correct answers A. Assess
the patient and, if unsure of the finding, ask a faculty member to assess the patient
how does one assess the patient? correct answers by collecting and analyzing data
what is clinical diagnostic reasoning? correct answers diagnostic reasoning begins when you
receive information about the patient
what questions does one ask in clinical diagnostic reasoning? correct answers -What does the
information mean for this patient?
-Do they currently have a problem?
-Might they be developing a problem?
,-You see the patient
-What do they look and sound like?
-Is it what you expected before you met them?
-What is the same/different?
when does expert diagnosis occur according to Benner's "Novice" Level? correct answers occurs
with repeated observation of patents with similar problems
what patterns do we look for in clinical diagnostic reasoning? correct answers patterns between
and among patients with similar problems and use the data from your observation to identify
your current patients problem
what is a medical diagnosis? correct answers identification of a disease condition based on
specific evaluation of signs and symptoms
what is a nursing diagnosis? correct answers clinical judgement about the patient response to an
actual or potential health problem
what is a collaborative problem? correct answers nures intervene with personnel from other
healthcare disciplines/interprofessional
what are the 3 types of nursing diagnosis's? correct answers -actual
-risk
-health promotion
what is an actual nursing diagnosis? correct answers describes human responses to health
conditions or life processes that exists/ occurs in a vulnerable individual, family, or community
what is a risk nursing diagnosis? correct answers describes human responses to health conditions
or life processes that may develop in a vulnerable individual, family, or community
,what is a health promotion diagnosis? correct answers identifies a person's, family or
community's motivation and desire to increase well-being using health behaviors such as
nutrition and exercise
look at slide 20-21, 29-33, 36-38 correct answers
what is a nursing diagnosis format? correct answers P=label
E=related to
S=evidenced by
what are examples of P in the nursing diagnosis? correct answers -Impaired Physical Mobility
-Constipation
-Acute pain
-Impaired gas exchange
-Decreased cardiac output
-Urinary retention
what is E in the nursing diagnosis related to? correct answers the etiology
what is etiology? correct answers the cause of a certain problem for this patient
how does the "related to" in the E in Nursing diagnosing allow? correct answers allow you to use
the same nursing diagnosis for many different patients but individuals it based on the cause
example of "related to" on slide 26 correct answers
, what does an accurate etiology allow? correct answers you to select nursing interventions
directed toward correcting the cause of the problem or minimizing the patient's risk
what is S in nursing diagnosis? correct answers signs and symptoms you collected during the
assessment
what are the 9 diagnostic statement guidelines? correct answers -identify the *patients response*,
not the medical diagnosis
-identify a *label diagnosis statement* rather than the symptoms
-identify a *treatable cause* or risk factors rather than a clinical sign or chronic problem that is
not treatable through nursing intervention
-identify *the problem cause by* the treatment or diagnostic study rather than the treatment of
study itself
-identify *the patient response to* the equipment rather than the equipment itself
-avoid legally inadvisable statements by writing medical diagnosis: only write what is in the
*scope of nursing practice*
-identify the patient problem rather than the nursing intervention
-identify the patient problem rather than the goal of care
-make professional rather than prejudicial judgements
what is a concept map? correct answers places the central focus on the patient rather than on the
patients disease
how does one link key concepts a concept map? correct answers you identify, graphically
display, and link key concepts by organizing and analyzing information
what does a picture of each patient on a concept map usually consist of? correct answers several
interconnections to their multiple nursing diagnosis
what are the nursing diagnosing statements? correct answers -Provides a precise identification of
a patient's problem that gives nurses and other members of the health care team a common
language for understanding patients' needs
-Allows nurses to communicate what they do among themselves and with other health care
professionals and the public
-Distinguishes the nurse's role from that of the physician or other health care provider
-Helps nurses focus on the scope of nursing practice
what does diagnosing require? correct answers interpretation of assessment data that reveals a
patient's response to health problems
For a student to avoid a data collection error, the student should : Select the Best Answer
A. Assess the patient and, if unsure of the finding, ask a faculty member to assess the patient.
B. Review his or her own comfort level and competency with assessment skills.
C. Ask another student to perform the assessment.
D. Consider whether the diagnosis should be actual, potential, or risk. correct answers A. Assess
the patient and, if unsure of the finding, ask a faculty member to assess the patient
how does one assess the patient? correct answers by collecting and analyzing data
what is clinical diagnostic reasoning? correct answers diagnostic reasoning begins when you
receive information about the patient
what questions does one ask in clinical diagnostic reasoning? correct answers -What does the
information mean for this patient?
-Do they currently have a problem?
-Might they be developing a problem?
,-You see the patient
-What do they look and sound like?
-Is it what you expected before you met them?
-What is the same/different?
when does expert diagnosis occur according to Benner's "Novice" Level? correct answers occurs
with repeated observation of patents with similar problems
what patterns do we look for in clinical diagnostic reasoning? correct answers patterns between
and among patients with similar problems and use the data from your observation to identify
your current patients problem
what is a medical diagnosis? correct answers identification of a disease condition based on
specific evaluation of signs and symptoms
what is a nursing diagnosis? correct answers clinical judgement about the patient response to an
actual or potential health problem
what is a collaborative problem? correct answers nures intervene with personnel from other
healthcare disciplines/interprofessional
what are the 3 types of nursing diagnosis's? correct answers -actual
-risk
-health promotion
what is an actual nursing diagnosis? correct answers describes human responses to health
conditions or life processes that exists/ occurs in a vulnerable individual, family, or community
what is a risk nursing diagnosis? correct answers describes human responses to health conditions
or life processes that may develop in a vulnerable individual, family, or community
,what is a health promotion diagnosis? correct answers identifies a person's, family or
community's motivation and desire to increase well-being using health behaviors such as
nutrition and exercise
look at slide 20-21, 29-33, 36-38 correct answers
what is a nursing diagnosis format? correct answers P=label
E=related to
S=evidenced by
what are examples of P in the nursing diagnosis? correct answers -Impaired Physical Mobility
-Constipation
-Acute pain
-Impaired gas exchange
-Decreased cardiac output
-Urinary retention
what is E in the nursing diagnosis related to? correct answers the etiology
what is etiology? correct answers the cause of a certain problem for this patient
how does the "related to" in the E in Nursing diagnosing allow? correct answers allow you to use
the same nursing diagnosis for many different patients but individuals it based on the cause
example of "related to" on slide 26 correct answers
, what does an accurate etiology allow? correct answers you to select nursing interventions
directed toward correcting the cause of the problem or minimizing the patient's risk
what is S in nursing diagnosis? correct answers signs and symptoms you collected during the
assessment
what are the 9 diagnostic statement guidelines? correct answers -identify the *patients response*,
not the medical diagnosis
-identify a *label diagnosis statement* rather than the symptoms
-identify a *treatable cause* or risk factors rather than a clinical sign or chronic problem that is
not treatable through nursing intervention
-identify *the problem cause by* the treatment or diagnostic study rather than the treatment of
study itself
-identify *the patient response to* the equipment rather than the equipment itself
-avoid legally inadvisable statements by writing medical diagnosis: only write what is in the
*scope of nursing practice*
-identify the patient problem rather than the nursing intervention
-identify the patient problem rather than the goal of care
-make professional rather than prejudicial judgements
what is a concept map? correct answers places the central focus on the patient rather than on the
patients disease
how does one link key concepts a concept map? correct answers you identify, graphically
display, and link key concepts by organizing and analyzing information
what does a picture of each patient on a concept map usually consist of? correct answers several
interconnections to their multiple nursing diagnosis
