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CNA-NIC F25 CH 3.12
Explain the Nursing Process
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To communicate with other care members nurses use | the NURSING PROCESS |
| NURSING PROCESS | this is an organized method used by registered nurses to determine resident's needs, plan the appropriate care to meet those needs, and evaluate how well the plan of care is working |
| the nursing process has how many steps | five |
| what are the five steps of the nursing process | assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation |
| what happens during assessment | getting information from many sources, including medical history and physical assessment and reviewing this information. the purpose is to identify actual or potential problems |
| what happens during diagnosis | identifying health problems after looking at all the resident's needs, used to create a care plan |
| what happens during planning | setting goals and creating a care plan in accordance with the residents and or the familys preferences in order to meet the residents needs |
| what happens during implementation | putting the care plan into action. giving care |
| what happens during evaluation | examining carefully to see if goals were met or progress was achieved. if progress is slow or if the problem worsened the care plan must be changed |
| what does the nursing process allow | allows for constant adjustment as new information is collected |
| what is vital to ensure the success of the process | clear communication among all team members and resident |
| what is an important part of planning and evaluating care | the nursing assistants' accurate observations and reports |