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Test 2 12-02
68WM6 12-02 Nursing Process
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Assessment | a systemic, dynamic process in which a nurse through the interaction with the patient collects and analyzes data about that specific patient |
| Case management | assignment of health care provider to a patient so that the care of the patient is over-seen by only one individual. |
| Clinical Pathway | a multidisciplinary plan that schedules clinical interventions over an inticipated time frame for high-risk, high-volume, high-costs types of cases |
| Diagnose | to indetify the type and cause of a health condition |
| Etiology | study of all factors that may be involved in the development of a disease or cause of a disease |
| Evaluation | a determination made about the extent to which the established outcomes have been achieved in a nursing care plan |
| Goal | a broad statement that describes the intended or desired change in the patients condition or behavior |
| Implementation | the phase of the nursing process that included ongoing activities of data collection, prioritizatio, and perfomance of nursing intervention and documentation. |
| Managed Care | a health care system whose aim is to enhance specific clinical and financial outcomes with a specific time frame. |
| Medical Diagnosis | indentification of a disease or condition by a scientific evaluation of physical signs, symptoms, history, laboratory tests and procedures. |
| NANDA | North american nursing diagnosis association |
| Nursing Diagnosis | a clinical judgement about individual, family, or community responses to actual or potential health problems or life processes. |
| Nursing Interventions | activities that promote the achievement of the desired patient outcome. |