Nursing Assessment
Involves data collection to complete a thorough patient database.
What is the assessment phase of the nursing process.
After a thorough assessment the nurse should proceed to this next step.
What is formulating a nursing dx
The phase of the nursing process that establishes mutual goals with the patient and prioritizes.
What is the planning phase
Tools used to inspect lice in a patient's hair.
What is tongue blade and gloves
To prevent heat loss newborns need to wear
What is a cap
Focuses on the patient's current problem or presenting situation.
What is problem oriented approach
Acute Pain is a ___________approved nursing dx.
What is NANDA-I
A broad statement describing a desired change in behavior.
What is a goal
Patients who are immobile are at risk for?
What is impaired skin integrity
This cannot be delegated to unlicensed assistive personnel.
What is the nursing process
A patient's feelings, perceptions, and reported symptoms
What is subjective data
The related to in a nursing diagnosis is the _________behind the nursing dx.
What is the patho
A specific and measurable change is that is expected as a result of nursing care.
What is an expected outcome
Patients with diabetes have frequent foot ulcers which are a precursor to this problem.
What is Amputation
To determine central blood circulation and circulation of blood to the brain the nurse would check this pulse.
What is the carotid pulse
Includes information about the patient's home and work surroundings.
What is a thorough nursing history
Another term for defining characteristics in a nursing dx.
What are assessment findings or signs and symptoms
Administering morphine sulfate is known as this type of nursing intervention.
What is dependent
The term for extremely bad breath.
What is halitosis
Oxygen needs to be used cautiously in patients with this type of medical problem.
What is Chronic Lung Disease patients
Physical examination findings, patient expectations, environmental history, and diagnostic data are components
What is a nursing health history
The secondary in a nursing dx is the________?
What is the medical dx
Implementing interventions based on scientific rationale.
What is evidenced based practice
Chemo and Radiation can lead to these types of problems in cancer patients
What is oral problems
The location to quickly measure a patient's oxygen saturation who has peripheral vascular disease.
What is the ear lobe