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Assessment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The Nursing Process | Systematic rational method of planning and providing nursing care. |
| Steps of the nursing process. | Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation. |
| Assessment | Collect, organize, validate and document patient data. |
| Diagnosing | Analyze and synthesize |
| Planning | Determine how to prevent, reduce, and resolve client problems. |
| Implementing | Perform planned nursing interventions, reassessment of the patient and documentation. |
| Evaluation | Measure the degree to which goals have been achieved. |
| Four Types of Assessment | Initial, problem-focused, emergency, time-lapsed reassessment |
| Assessment Activities | Collecting data, organizing data, validating data, documenting data. |
| Two types of Data | Subjective and Objective |