Nursing fundamentals: the nursing process (ati) questions and answers graded A+

Nursing fundamentals: the nursing process (ati) questions and answers graded A+ what is the nursing process? a cyclical, critical thinking process. it is dynamic, continuous, client-centered, problem-solving, and decision making framework that is foundational to the nursing practice. five steps of the nursing process 1. assessment/data collection 2. analysis 3. planning 4. implementation 5. evaluation methods of data collection 1. observation 2. interviews 3. medical history 4. comprehensive or focused physical exam 5. diagnostic and laboratory reports 6. collaboration what is involved in collecting data effectively? 1. ask appropriate questions 2. listen carefully to responses 3. develop good head to toe assessment skills 4. employ critical thinking and clinical judgment 5. recognize the need to collect data prior to interventions when do you collect subjective data (symptoms)? during the nursing history what does subjective data include? 1. symptoms 2. patients feelings 3. patients perceptions 4. description of health status when is objective data (signs) obtained? during the physical assessment how do nurses obtain objective data? "nurses feel, see, hear