According to the American Nurses Association the Nursing Process is the defined as the core of nursing practice. In nursing, this process is one of the foundations of the practice. It offers a stable framework for thinking through problems and provides some organization to a nurse 's critical thinking skills. Nursing can get a hectic at times that is why the nursing process is very supplemental to every nurse. In other words the nursing process is a series of organized steps designed for nurses to provide excellent care. The five phases are as follows, assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and lastly evaluating.
The first step in the five phases is assessing. Assessments provide the starting point for determining the nursing diagnoses, which is what we are overall looking for. In this first phase, data is gathered about the patient, family or community that the nurse is working with. We start this step by obtaining information about the patient. We could simply do this by interviewing the patient if they are capable, doing a …show more content…
The purpose of diagnosing is to interpret and analyze patient data to identify patient strengths and health problems that nursing intervention can prevent or resolve (Taylor, et al, 2011, p. 245). My first priority nursing diagnostic statement is stroke; the sudden death of some brain cells due to lack of oxygen when the blood flow to the brain is impaired by blockage or rupture of an artery to the brain causing hemiparesis. Left-sided weakness results from injury to the right side of the brain, which controls our nonverbal communication and certain types of behavior. JF complained of muscle fatigue, trouble concentrating, lack of coordination, impaired ability to grasp objects, and loss of balance causing difficulty walking without a cane. This diagnosis was derived from subjective and objective data from the patient and the patient’s medical
The first step in the five phases is assessing. Assessments provide the starting point for determining the nursing diagnoses, which is what we are overall looking for. In this first phase, data is gathered about the patient, family or community that the nurse is working with. We start this step by obtaining information about the patient. We could simply do this by interviewing the patient if they are capable, doing a …show more content…
The purpose of diagnosing is to interpret and analyze patient data to identify patient strengths and health problems that nursing intervention can prevent or resolve (Taylor, et al, 2011, p. 245). My first priority nursing diagnostic statement is stroke; the sudden death of some brain cells due to lack of oxygen when the blood flow to the brain is impaired by blockage or rupture of an artery to the brain causing hemiparesis. Left-sided weakness results from injury to the right side of the brain, which controls our nonverbal communication and certain types of behavior. JF complained of muscle fatigue, trouble concentrating, lack of coordination, impaired ability to grasp objects, and loss of balance causing difficulty walking without a cane. This diagnosis was derived from subjective and objective data from the patient and the patient’s medical