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Pharm Terms ch6
Term | Definition |
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Nursing process | systematic method of problem solving that forms the foundation of nursing practice |
Assessment phase | collection of data |
Baseline data | data gathered that will be compared to information obtained from later interactions |
Subjective data | data from what pt says or perceives |
Objective data | data gathered through physical assessment, lab data |
Health history | most detailed info and tailored to the pt's clinical condition |
Nursing diagnoses | clinical judgments of a pt's actual or health problem that is within the nurse's scope of practice to address |
Planning phase | part of nursing process that prioritizes diagnoses, formulates outcomes, and selects interventions |
Goals | established to focus on what the pt will be able to do or achieve, not what the nurse will do |
Outcomes | specific criteria used to measure attainment of the selected goals |
Implementation phase | involves an action specifically identified in the plan of care |
Evaluation Phase | compares the pt's curent health status with the desired outcome |