Nursing Process- Ch. 16, 17, 18, 19,
20, 21 (Assessment, Diagnosis,
Planning, Implementation, Evaluation,
Managing Patient Care) Questions and
Answers
Medical diagnosis - answeridentification of a disease condition based on a specific
evaluation of physical S/S, PT's medical history, and the results of diagnostic tests and
procedures, cannot be treated by nurses
nursing diagnosis - answerclinical judgment made by a nurse to describe a patient's
response or vulnerability to health conditions or life events that a nurse is licensed and
competent to treat, diagnostic label that classifies an individual's, family's, or
community's response to illness
collaborative problems - answerproblem that requires both medicine and nursing
interventions to treat, examples: seizures, bleeding
NANDA-I - answerprovides standard, formal diagnostic statements (definitions, defining
characteristics, and related/risk factors)
Nursing Intervention Classification (NIC) - answera comprehensive, research-based,
standardized classification of multidisciplinary interventions and associated activities
Nursing Outcome Classification (NOC) - answersystem of organizing desired patient
outcomes according to categories, classes, labels, outcome indicators, and
measurement activities for outcomes. links outcomes to NANDA-I nursing diagnoses,
standardized way of determining if nursing interventions are successfulnur
International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP) - answerstandard terminology
system for nursing diagnoses used around the world, includes 7 axes with definitions
(focus, judgment, client, action, means, location, and time). diagnoses are categorized
as positive or negative with associated outcomes
risk diagnosis - answertype of diagnosis when there is an increased potential or
vulnerability for a patient to develop a problem or complication. statement has two parts:
diagnostic label and associated risk factors preceded by the phrase "as evidenced by"
, problem-focused diagnosis - answertype of diagnosis when there is an identified
undesirable human response to existing problems or concerns of a patient. statement
has three parts: diagnostic label, related factors, and major defining characteristics
health promotion diagnosis - answertype of diagnosis where there is an identified desire
or motivation to improve health status through a positive behavioral change. statements
have two parts: diagnostic label and defining characteristics/assessment findings
data clusters - answergroup of data elements, the signs or symptoms gathered during
assessment
data elements - answerobjective or subjective signs, symptoms, or risk factors that
leads you into making a diagnostic conclusion, offer cues to a type of health problem
diagnostic label - answercomponent of a nursing diagnosis that names the nursing
diagnosis (approved by NANDA-I, ICNP, or another system)
related factors - answercomponents of a nursing diagnosis that identify the patient's
response to a health problem as related to a set of conditions that caused/influenced
the response (etiologies, circumstances, facts, etc.), can be pathophysiological,
treatment-related, situational, or maturational
planning - answerprocess of identifying a problem and making or carrying out a plan of
action that is goal oriented, involves setting priorities and identifying PT-centered goals
and expected outcomes, as well as prescribing nursing interventions appropriate for
each nursing diagnosis
high priority - answernursing diagnoses that result in harm to a patient or others if left
untreated, consider patients' immediate needs based on ABC, Maslow's hierarchy of
needs
intermediate priority - answernursing diagnoses that are non-emergent and non-life
threatening
low priority - answernursing diagnoses that are not always directly related to a specific
illness or prognosis but affect a patient's future well-being, focus on long-term health
care needs
cognitive shifts - answershift in attention from one patient to another during the conduct
of the nursing process, occurs in response to changing PT needs, new procedures
being ordered, or environmental processes
expected outcomes - answertime limited, measurable ways of determining whether a
goal is met (patient behavior, physical state, perception)