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Terms ch. 11 Kozier

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Definition
Assessing   The systematic and continuous collection, organization, validation, and documentation of data.  
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Cephalocaudal   Head-to-toe approach begins the examination at the head.  
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Closed Questions   Are used in a directive interview, are restricted and generally require only "yes" or "no" or short factual answers giving specific information.  
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Cues   Subjective or objective data that can be directly observed by the nurse, that is; what the client say or the nurse uses her senses to aquire.  
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Data   Information.  
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Database   Contains all the information about a client; it includes the nursing health history, physical assessment, primary care provider's history and physical examination, results of laboratory and diagnostics tests, and material contributed by other health profe  
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Directive Interview   Highly structured and elicits specific information.  
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Inferences   Are a nurse's interpretation or conclusions based on on the cues a nurse observes.  
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Interview   A planned communication or a conversation with a purpose.  
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Leading Questions   Usually a closed-question, used in directive interviews, directs the clients answer.  
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Neutral Question   A question the client can answer without direction or pressure from the nurse, is open-ended and used in nondirective interviews.  
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Nondirective Interview   A rapport building interview, the nurse allows the client to control the purpose, subject matter, and pacing.  
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Nursing Process   A systematic, rational method of planning and providing individualized nursing care.  
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Objective Data   The signs or overt data.  
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Open-ended Questions   Associated with the nondirective interview, invite client to discover and explore, elaborate, clarify, or illustrate their thoughts or feeling.  
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Rapport   An understanding between two or more people.  
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Review of Systems   Review of essential functioning of various body parts or systems.  
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Screening Examination   Also called a review of systems, is a brief review of essential functioning of various body parts or systems.  
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Signs   Detectable by an observer or can be measured or tested against an accepted standard.  
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Subjective Data   The symptoms or covert data.  
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Symptoms   Apparent only to the person affected and can be described or verified only by that person.  
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Validation   The act of "double checking" or verifying the data to confirm that it is actual and factual.  
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