Unit 4 Chapter 33 Vocabulary

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client-oriented

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focused on meeting individualized needs

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critical thinking

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mix of inquiry, knowledge, intiution, logic and experience and common sense

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evaluation

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in nursing process, measuring the effectivness of the other steps

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goal-oriented

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establishment of objectives or specific desired outcomes early in the nursing process

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implementation

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in the nursing process, the carrying out of nursing care plans; also called interventions

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long-term goal

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an outcome or goal that a client hopes to achieve but may require an extended amount of time to do so

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nursing assessment

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systemic and continous collection and analysis of information about the client

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nursing care plan

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guidelines used by healthcare facilities to plan the care for clients

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nursing diagnosis

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a statement about the client's actual or potential health concerns that can be managed through independent nursing interventions

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nursing process

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systematic method in which the nurse and client work together to plan and carry out effective nursing care. The steps (1) assessment (2) nursing diagnosis (3) planning (4) implementation (5) evaluation

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planning

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in nursing process, developing goals to prevent, reduce or eliminate problems and identifying nursing interventions that will assit in meeting these goals.

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prioritization; prioritizing

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in the nursing process, following specific steps to determine the client's most important needs.

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scientific problem-solving

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precise method of investigating problems and arriving at solutions

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short-term goal

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an expected outcome or goal that a client can reasonably meet in a matter of hours or days

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trial and error problem-solving

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experimental problem solving that tests ideas to decide which methods work and which do not