A medical diagnosis focuses on the__________ of the disease. - ANSWER-
Pathophysiology
A wellness diagnosis is used when there is no present illness but, the pt. is? -
ANSWER-Ready to move to a new level of wellness
ADL's promote what for a patient? - ANSWER-Self-esteem, Independence, Promote
increased activity
ADPIE is the step by step clinical layout of the nursing process, it consists of? -
ANSWER-Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning Interventions, Implementation, and
Evaluating Outcomes.
An actual diagnosis is/ - ANSWER-The problem that exists
Chain of Infection is a continuous cycle, the levels include? - ANSWER-Infectious
agent, Reservoir, Portal of Exit, Mode of Transmission, Portal of Entry, Susceptible Host
Define a Possible Diagnosis. - ANSWER-it is when intuition leads the nurse to suspect
a problem
Define a Risk Diagnosis. - ANSWER-is an evaluation of a problem that could happen,
also known as a potential diagnosis.
Define Etiology. - ANSWER-- Cause of the Problem
Define objective data. - ANSWER-It is information gathered through your 5 senses.
Define primary data. - ANSWER-Comes directly from the source.
Define subjective data. - ANSWER-It is information gathered directly from the pt.
Describe secondary information. - ANSWER-Data that comes form outside the source.
Diagnosis is the? - ANSWER-Is the Analysis of assessment data to form a suitable
nursing diagnosis
Diagnostic Reasoning happens in the format of? - ANSWER-Assessment Data,
Clustering Data, Identifying Inconsistencies, Draw Conclusions
During assessment what should the nurse look for when collecting data? - ANSWER-
Discrepancies