Recognize Cues
This type of data includes "subjective" information provided directly by the patient, such as "I feel dizzy."
What is Symptoms?
At this stage, the nurse asks: "What do these cues ____?"
What is Mean? (or "What are they indicating?")
This famous hierarchy is often used to prioritize physiological needs (like breathing) over self-esteem.
What is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs?
In this stage, the nurse identifies the desired ____ for the patient.
What is Outcome (or Goal)?
This is the "doing" phase where the nurse carries out the plan.
What is Implementation?
This stage asks the question: "Did the intervention ____?"
What is Work?
When a nurse notes that a patient’s heart rate has jumped from 72 to 118 bpm, they are performing this first step of the model.
What is Recognizing Cues?
This is the process of ruling out certain conditions while considering others based on the data.
What is Differential Diagnosis?
Using the "ABC" method of prioritization, this letter is almost always the first priority.
What is Airway?
These are the specific "orders" or "nursing actions" the nurse plans to use to reach the goal.
What are Interventions?
If a nurse administers 500mg of Acetaminophen as ordered, they are in this stage of the model.
What is Taking Action?
If a nurse gives pain meds and checks the pain scale 30 minutes later, they are doing this.
What is Evaluating?
This is the specific term for clinical data that is "relevant" or "significant" versus data that is normal or expected.
What are Relevant Cues?
If a patient has a high fever and a high WBC count, the nurse "analyzes" that the patient is likely experiencing this.
What is an Infection?
The nurse evaluates which potential problem is the most ____ to the patient’s life.
What is Urgent (or Threatening)?
True or False: Generating solutions involves deciding what should not be done for a patient.
What is True?
This is the first action a nurse should take if a patient begins having an allergic reaction to an IV medication.
What is stopping the infusion?
If the goal was not met, the nurse must go back to this stage to start the clinical judgment cycle over.
What is Recognizing Cues?
In an NGN case study, this document is the primary source used to "Recognize Cues."
What is the Electronic Health Record (EHR) or Medical Record?
During analysis, the nurse must consider if the client's condition is worsening, improving, or remaining ____.
What is Stable?
In this stage, the nurse ranks the client's needs. If a patient is bleeding and also needs a bath, the nurse identifies this as the "Priority Hypothesis."
What is Risk for Shock (or Hemorrhage)?
This is the term for an intervention that a nurse can perform without a provider's order, such as repositioning.
What is an Independent Nursing Action?
In the NGN "Drag and Drop" questions, you are often asked to move these from a list into a "To-Do" box.
What are Actions (or Interventions)?
This is the term used when a patient’s condition has returned to their "normal" state.
What is Baseline?
A nurse recognizes a "cue cluster" when they see a high respiratory rate, low O2 saturation, and use of accessory muscles. This grouping of data is called this.
What is a Pattern?
This is the term for the "worst-case scenario" a nurse must consider during the analysis phase.
What is a Complication?
This prioritization framework is used to determine if a patient is "Unstable" vs. "Stable."
What is Acuity?
When generating solutions, the nurse must ensure the plan is "SMART," which stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and this.
What is Time-bound?
Before taking action, the nurse must perform this check to ensure they have the right patient, right drug, right dose, etc.
What are the Rights of Medication Administration?
A nurse notes that a patient's O2 sat increased from 88% to 95% after starting oxygen. This is an example of a ____ outcome.
What is a Positive (or Desired) outcome?