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Fundamentals 17 Vocab
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
11/04/2012

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Medical Diagnosis
Definition
identification of a disease condition based on a specific evaluation of physical signs, symptoms, the client's medical history, and the results of diagnostic tests and procedures
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Nursing Diagnosis
Definition
clinical judgement about individual, family, or community responses to actual and potential health problems or life processes
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Collaborative Problem
Definition
an actual or potential physiological complication that nurses monitor to detect the onset of changes in a client's status
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NANDA-I
Definition
changed its name to better reflect the international utility of nursing diagnosis for the global health community
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Defining characteristics
Definition
clinical criteria or assessment findings that support an actual nursing diagnosis
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Clinical Criteria
Definition
objective or subjective signs and symptoms, clusters of signs and symptoms or risk factors that lead to a diagnostic conclusion
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