Physical assessment - answer- systematic examination of the patient for objective data to better
define the patient's condition and to help the nurse in planning care, usually performed in a headto-toe format; a collection of objective data about changes in the patient's body systems.
Review of s...
Physical assessment - answer- systematic examination of the patient for objective data to better
define the patient's condition and to help the nurse in planning care, usually performed in a head-
to-toe format; a collection of objective data about changes in the patient's body systems.
Review of systems (ros) - answer- physical examination of all body systems in a systematic
manner as part of the nursing assessment.
Subjective data - answer- information perceived only by the affected person.
Time-lapsed assessment (ongoing) - answer- an assessment that is scheduled to compare a
patient's current status to baseline data obtained earlier; determines the status of a problem already
identified; because of time between assessments, a complete review of all functional health
patterns is carried out.
Validation - answer- act of confirming or verifying.
Nursing diagnosis - answer- evaluates the response of the whole person to actual or potential
health problems.
Quick priority assessments (qpas) - answer- short, focused, prioritized assessments you do to
gain he most important information you need to have first.
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