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22 Cards in this Set
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Collaborative Problems
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The approach to treatment involves multiple disciplines (e.g. Laboratory, Radiology, Respiratory)
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Biomedical Model of Health
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Western Tradition. It views health as an absence of disease.
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Wellness
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A dynamic process moving towards optimal functioning
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Holistic Health
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Views mind, body and spirit as interdependent.
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Nursing diagnosis
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Clinical judgements about a person's response to an actual or potential health state
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4 types of Data gathered via assessment
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1. Complete database
2. Episodic 3. Follow-up data 4. Emergency data |
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Complete database
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detailed information typically gathered in the wellness exam or initial visit
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Episodic database
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Information gathered during an assessment for an acute illness (e.g. "I have this rash....")
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Follow-up database
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Information gathered from follow-up visits.
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Emergency database
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Information gathered as part of an emergency assessment (e.g. MVCs, etc...)
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Def: Assessment
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The collection of data about an individual's health state
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Def: Critical Thinking
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Simultaneously problem-solving while self-improving one's own thinking ability
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Diagnostic Reasoning
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A method of collecting and analyzing clinical information in the following order:
1. Attending to initial cues 2. Forming a diagnostic hypothesis 3. Gathering data 4. Evaluate data 5. Arrive at final diagnosis |
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Environment
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The total of all conditions and elements making up the surroundings and influence the development of a person
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Nursing Process
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A method of collecting & analyzing information with the following components:
1. Assessment 2. Diagnosis 3. Outcome Identification 4. Planning 5. Implementation 6. Evaluation |
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Objective data
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What the health professional observes by inspecting, palpating, percussing, and auscultating during the physical examination
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Prevention
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Any action directed toward promoting health and preventing the occurrence of disease
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Subjective Data
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What the person says about himself during history taking
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The phrase that reflects the most narrow description of health.
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The absence of disease
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The best description of a nursing diagnosis is:
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A concise description of actual or potential health problems or of wellness strengths
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Individuals should be seen at regular intervals for health care. The frequency of these visits:
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Varies, depending on the age of the person.
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Cultural diversity consideration is best described as:
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Nursing is inherently a transcultural phenomenon. The process of helping people involves at least two people having different cultural orientations.
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