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What is the nursing process? -:- -A way of thinking and acting that nurses use -What nurses do when planning and giving patient care -Provides basic framework within which nurses apply the unique combination of knowledge, skill and caring that nursing's all about -It's a systematic proble...

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NURS 205 midterm Questions and
Correct Answers | Latest Update
What is the nursing process?

✓ -:- -A way of thinking and acting that nurses use

✓ -What nurses do when planning and giving patient care

✓ -Provides basic framework within which nurses apply the unique combination of

knowledge, skill and caring that nursing's all about

✓ -It's a systematic problem-solving approach used to identify, prevent and treat health

problems

✓ -Used to promote wellness

✓ -Involves creativity and intuition




6 Phases of the nursing process

✓ -:- Assessment

Diagnosis

Planning outcomes

Planning interventions

Implementation

Evaluation

ADPPIE



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Nursing Theory

✓ -:- Nursing theories define or describe nursing as:

-An art and science with its own evolving SCIENTIFIC BODY OF KNOWLEDGE

-Holistic

-Involves caring

-Occurs in a variety of settings

-Is concerned with health promotion, disease prevention and care during illness




Medical focus

✓ -:- Diagnose and treat illness.

Cure.

Pathophysiological, biological, physical.

Teach about treatments.




Nursing focus

✓ -:- Diagnose, treat and address human response!

Care.

Holistic and psychosocial, cultural and spiritual.

Teach self-care and wellness activities.




4 Human responses to health problems


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✓ -:- 1. Biological

2. Psychological

3. Social

4. Spiritual




Importance of the nursing process

✓ -:- -Promote collaboration

-Is cost-efficient

-*Helps people understand what nurses do

-Is required by professional standards of practice

-Increases client participation in care and promotes client autonomy

-*Promotes individualized care

-Promotes efficiency

-*Promotes continuity and coordination of care

-Increases your job satisfaction




Characteristics of the Nursing process

✓ -:- -Dynamic and cyclic

-Client Centered!!!

-Planned and outcome-directed

-Flexible


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-Universally applicable

-Cognitive (thinking) process




Assessment

✓ -:- The systematic gathering of relevant and important data on a patient's present

health status.

We use this data to:

-Identify health problems

-Plan nursing care

-Evaluate patient outcomes




Overview:

-Interview

-Observation

-Physical examination

-Validate conflicting data

-Organize and record data




Validating data

✓ -:- -Ensure that assessment information is complete, accurate and factual.

-Eliminate their own errors, biases and misconceptions of data


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