NURSING DIAGNOSIS HANDBOOK 2026
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND CARE MASTER
REVIEW
◉Patient Story. Answer: describes objective and subjective info
about the patient that describes who the patient is as a person in
addition to their usual medical history
◉Aspects of Patient Story. Answer: physiological, psychological,
family characteristics, available resources, environmental and social
context, knowledge, and motivation
◉Nursing Process. Answer: Organizing framework for professional
nursing practice, process for the nurse to give the best care to the
patient using scientific reasoning and problem solving
◉Assessment. Answer: Holistic, medical history, physical exam, open
ended questions, used to form nursing diagnosis
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND CARE MASTER
REVIEW
◉Patient Story. Answer: describes objective and subjective info
about the patient that describes who the patient is as a person in
addition to their usual medical history
◉Aspects of Patient Story. Answer: physiological, psychological,
family characteristics, available resources, environmental and social
context, knowledge, and motivation
◉Nursing Process. Answer: Organizing framework for professional
nursing practice, process for the nurse to give the best care to the
patient using scientific reasoning and problem solving
◉Assessment. Answer: Holistic, medical history, physical exam, open
ended questions, used to form nursing diagnosis