Chapter 8: Critical Thinking; Summary of the Nursing Process

Question 1

Assessment (Purpose)

Answer 1

To gather, verify, and communicate data about a patient so a database is established

Question 2

Nursing Diagnosis (Purpose)

Answer 2

To identify a patient’s health care needs in the form of nursing diagnosis

Question 3

Planning (Purpose)

Answer 3

Working with a patient, his or her family, and health care team members to set priorities of care, identify patient-centered goals and expected outcome, and prescribe an individualized approach to care

Question 4

Implementation (Purpose)

Answer 4

To carry out nursing interventions necessary for accomplishing the plan of care

Question 5

Evaluation (Purpose)

Answer 5

To determine extent to which interventions helped achieve goals of care

Question 6

Assessment (Steps)

Answer 6

• Collect nursing health history
• Perform physical examination
• Collect laboratory data
• Validate or confirm that data are correct
• Cluster data by common themes or problem areas
• Document data

Question 7

Nursing Diagnosis (Steps)

Answer 7

• Analyze and interpret data
• Identify patient problems
• Form nursing diagnosis
• Document nursing diagnoses

Question 8

Planning (Steps)

Answer 8

• Identify patient goals mutually set with patient
• Establish excepted outcomes
• Select nursing interventions
• Document a nursing plan of care
• Collaborate with other health care providers

Question 9

Implementation (Steps)

Answer 9

• Perform nursing interventions
• Reassess patient
• Review and modify existing care plan

Question 10

Evaluation (Steps)

Answer 10

• Compare patient response with expected outcomes
• Analyze reasons for results and conclusions
• Modify care plan