NSG 261 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Etiology, Critical Thinking, Nanda
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Diagnosis: the a(cid:374)alysis of collected data to ide(cid:374)tify the clie(cid:374)t"s (cid:374)eeds or problems and the clinical judgment concerning a human response to health conditions and life processes. Purpose: to identify client strengths and health problems that can be prevented or resolved by collaborative and independent nursing intervention. Types: medical diagnosis: identification of a disease condition based on a specific evaluation of physical sig(cid:374)s, sy(cid:373)pto(cid:373)s, the patie(cid:374)ts" (cid:373)edical history a(cid:374)d the results of diag(cid:374)ostic tests and procedures. Stays constant: nursing diagnosis: clinical judgment about individual, family, or community responses to actual and potential problems or life processes that the nurse is license and competent to treat. Collaborative problem: actual or potential physiological complication that (cid:374)urses (cid:373)o(cid:374)itor to detect the o(cid:374)set of cha(cid:374)ges i(cid:374) a patie(cid:374)t"s status. Activities: compare data against standards, cluster or group data. Identify gaps and inconsistencies: formulate nursing diagnosis. Critical thinking: finding patterns/ relationships among cues.
