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| A cognitive process that includes creativity, problem solving and decision-making. |
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| A set of questions one can apply to a particular situation or idea to determine essential information and ideas and discard superfluous information and ideas. |
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Making generalizations from specific data. |
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Making specific observations from generalization. |
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Obtaining information that clarifies the nature of a problem and suggests possible solutions. |
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The process of establishing criteria by which alternative courses of action are developed and selected. |
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A systematic rational method of planning and providing nursing care. |
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The process of collecting, organizing, validating, and recording data about a client's health status. |
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An ongoing process that involves assessing, establishing goals, developing a plan of action, deteries deadlines, describes how outcomes are to be achieved and evaluated. |
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The phase of the nursing process in which the nursing care plan is put into action. |
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A planned, ongoing, purposeful activity in which clients and health care professionals compare expected outcomes to actual outcomes. |
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A highly structured interview that uses closed questions to elicit specific information. |
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An interview using open-ended questions and empathetic responses to build rapport and learn client concerns. |
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Questions that specify only a broad topic and invite clients to explore thoughts and feelings about the topic. |
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| The nurse's clinical judgement about responses to actual and potential health problems to provide the basis for selecting nursing interventions to achieve outcomes for which the nurse is accountable. |
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Clinical judgement that a problem does not exist, but the presence of risk factors indicates a problem is likely to develop unless nurse intervenes. |
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Describes human responses to levels of wellness that have a readiness for enhancement. |
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One in which eveidence about a health problem is incomplete or unclear. |
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A diagnosis that is associated with a cluster of other diagnoses. |
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Title used in writing a nursing diagnosis taken from the NANDA standardized taxonomy of terms. |
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Client signs and symptoms that must be present to validate a nursing diagnosis. |
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The casual relationship between a problem and its related factors. |
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North American Nursing Diagnosis Association |
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