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23 Cards in this Set
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Critical thinking
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a cognitive process that includes creativity, problem solving and decision-making
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Critical analysis
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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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Inductive reasoning
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making generalizations from specific data
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Deductive reasoning
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making specific observations from a generalization
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Problem solving
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obtaining information that clarifies the nature of a problem and suggests possible solutions
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Decision making
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the process of establishing criteria by which alternative courses of action are developed and selected
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Nursing process
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a systematic rational method of planning and providing nursing care
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Assessing
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the process of collecting, organizing, validating, and recording data about a client’s health status
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Planning
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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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Implementing
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the phase of the nursing process in which the nursing care plan in put into action
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Evaluating
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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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Directive interview
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a highly structured interview that uses closed questions to elicit specific information
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Nondirective interview
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an interview using open-ended questions and empathetic responses to build rapport and learn client concerns
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Open-ended questions
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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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Nursing diagnosis
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the nurse’s clinical judgment 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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Risk diagnosis
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clinical judgment that a problem does not exist, but the presence of risk factors indicates a problem is likely to develop unless nurse intervene
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Wellness diagnosis
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describes human responses to levels of wellness that have a readiness for enhancement
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Possible diagnosis
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one in which evidence about a health problem is incomplete or unclear
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Syndrome diagnosis
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a diagnosis that is associated with a cluster of other diagnoses
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Diagnostic label
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title used in writing a nursing diagnosis taken from the NANDA standardized taxonomy of terms
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Defining characteristics –
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client signs and symptoms that must be present to validate a nursing diagnosis
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Etiology
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the causal relationship between a problem and its related factors
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NANDA
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North American Nursing Diagnosis Association
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