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, Nursing Process Systematic, rational method of planning and providing individualized nursing care; a
cyclical, dynamic, client-centered problem-solving and decision-making framework.
Five Steps of the Nursing Process Assessment, Analysis/Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation.
Assessment/Recognizing Cues Systematic and continuous collection, organization, validation, and documentation of
client data.
Analysis/Diagnosing Cues Analyzing assessment information to identify client problems and formulate nursing
diagnoses.
Planning/Prioritizing Hypotheses Developing a plan of care and prioritizing outcomes and interventions.
Implementation/Take Action Carrying out the planned nursing interventions.
Evaluation/Evaluating Outcomes Determining whether interventions were effective and evaluating the client's response.
Important Nursing Process Principle The steps initially occur in order, but the nurse may move back and forth between steps
as needed.
Assessment Collecting information about the client's health status; it is systematic and continuous.
Initial Nursing Assessment Assessment used to establish baseline data.
Problem-Focused Assessment Assessment focused on a particular health problem.
Emergency Assessment Rapid assessment performed when a life-threatening or urgent condition occurs.