Chapter 17 Flashcards
actual nursing diagnosis
Describes human responses to health conditions or life processes that exist in an individual, family, or community.
clinical criterion
An objective or subjective sign, symptom, or risk factor that, when analyzed with other criteria, leads to a diagnostic conclusion.
collaborative problem
An actual or potential physiological complication that nurses monitor to detect the onset of changes in the patient’s status.
data cluster
A set of signs or symptoms gathered during assessment that you group together in a logical way.
defining characteristics
The clinical criteria that are observable and verifiable.
diagnostic label
The name of the nursing diagnosis as approved by NANDA-I. It describes the essence of a patient’s response to health conditions in as few words as possible.
etiology
It’s the study of causes – in the book it is also called a related factor that is always within the domain of nursing practice and a condition that responds to nursing interventions.
health promotion nursing diagnosis
A clinical judgment of a person’s, family’s, or community’s motivation, desire, and readiness to increase well-being and actualize human health potential as expressed in their readiness to enhance specific health behaviors such as nutrition and exercise.
medical diagnosis
The identification of a disease condition based on a specific evaluation of physical signs, symptoms, the patient’s medical history and the results of diagnostic tests and procedures.
NANDA International (NANDA-I)
North American Diagnosis Association International. They basically have a list of Nursing Diagnosis, which grows as things change.
Check Box 17-2 on page 225-226.
Nursing diagnosis
A clinical judgment about individual, family, or community responses to actual and potential health problems or life processes that the nurse is licensed and competent to treat. The involvement of patients (when possible) makes this process unique.
related factor
A condition, historical factor, or etiology that gives a context for the defining characteristics and shows a type of relationship with the nursing diagnosis. Allows you to individualize a nursing diagnosis for a specific patient.
risk nursing diagnosis
Describes human responses to health conditions or life processes that may develop in a vulnerable individual, family, or community.
