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02/08/2010

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nursing process
Definition
systematic method by which nurses plan and provide care for pts.
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data clustering
Definition
when related cues are grouped together
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nursing diagnose
Definition
a clinical judgment about individual family, or community, responses to actual or high-risk(potential) health problems or life process.
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medical diagnose
Definition
identification of a disease or condition by a specific evaluation of physical signs,symptoms,history, lab test and procedures.
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actual nursing diagnosis
Definition
statement of a health problem that a nurse is licensed and competent to treat.
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risk nursing diagnosis
Definition
a clinical judgment that an individual,family or community is more vulnerable to develop the problem than others in same or similar situation.
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wellness nursing diagnosis
Definition
a clinical judgement about an individual, group, or community in transition from a specific level of wellness to a higher level of wellness.
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goal statement
Definition
statement about the puropse to which an effort is directed.
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outcome statement
Definition
states the behaviors that the pt will be able to perform rather than what the nurse will do.
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cue
Definition
is a synonym for subject and objective data
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biographic data
Definition
provides information about facts or events in a person's life
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diagnose
Definition
identify the type and cause of a health condition
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collaborative problems
Definition
certain physiological complications that nurses monitor to detect onset or changes in status.
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nursing interventions
Definition
activites that should promote the achievement of the desired pt outcome.
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implement
Definition
the established plan is put into action to promote outcome achievement
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evaluate
Definition
determmine if goals met and outcomes achieved
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assess
Definition
gather information about the client's condition
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plan and identity outcomes
Definition
set goals of care and desired outcomes and identify appropriate nursing actions.
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possible nursing diganosis
Definition
used when a cluster of actual or risk nursing diagnosis are predicted to be presented in certain circumstances
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North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA)
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is a professional orginization of nurses to standardize nursing terminology.
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