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The use of this type of question allows the patient to elaborate on a concern or issue.
What is an open-ended question?
During this phase of the nursing process, the nurse and patient select goals in order to alleviate, decrease, or prevent the problems addressed in the nursing analysis.
What is planning?
This type of assessment is used when a known patient has a new problem or symptom.
What is a focused assessment?
This part of the nursing process is continuous in determining if the goals have been attained.
What is evaluation?
Blood pressure, pulse, weight, and height are all examples of this type of data.
What is objective data?
The plan of care should be individualized and ________ centered.
What is patient?
This visual record that allows the provider to quickly identify disease patterns in the family.
What is a genogram?
This type of thinking evolves and is the result of a combination of knowledge, experience, and orientation for thinking on your feet.
What is critical thinking?
Using this mnemonic helps the novice history taker gather all the symptom attributes of the chief complaint.
What is OLDCART(S)?
Sifting through this type of data can be a challenge due to vague or conflicting details.
What is subjective data?