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Assessment - Answer Involves several steps
- Data collection
- Confirmation that the data is accurate
- Organization of the data
- Interpretation of the data
Comprehensive - Answer Provides baseline client data
Focused - Answer Targets a particular need or health concern
Ongoing - Answer Systematic monitoring and observation related to specific problems
Subjective - Answer Clients perspective
Objective - Answer Observable and measurable
Data collection - Answer Occurs in three phases
- Before you see the patient
- When you see the patient
- After you see the patient
Interpretation - Answer - Validate data collected
- Look for patterns in the data
- Cluster data into groups of symptoms
- Look for defining characteristics
Nursing diagnosis - Answer A clinical judgement about the patient in response to an actual or
potential health problem
Medical diagnosis - Answer The identification of a disease condition based on specific
evaluation of signs and symptoms