Nursing Process: A systematic, patient-centered approach used by nurses to deliver comprehensive care, consisting of five interconnected phases—Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation (ADPIE).
Assessment: The initial phase involving the collection of comprehensive data about the patient’s health status through physical exams, interviews, and review of medical records.
Diagnosis: The clinical judgment about the patient’s health problems derived from assessment data, utilizing standardized nursing diagnoses (e.g., NANDA-I).
Planning: The development of individualized, measurable, and achievable goals and outcomes based on diagnoses, often formulated as SMART goals.
Implementation: The execution of nursing interventions designed to achieve patient goals, which can be independent, dependent, or collaborative actions.
Evaluation: The ongoing process of determining the effectiveness of interventions and modifying the care plan as necessary to meet patient needs.
1. What is the Nursing Process?
2. What does the term 'Therapeutic Index' refer to in pharmacology?
3. What is the primary role of inflammation in disease pathophysiology?
Nursing Process — steps?
Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
Pharmacology — drug absorption?
Process of drug entering bloodstream from administration site
Pathophysiology — disease development?
Mechanisms by which diseases alter normal functions
Nursing Process — phases?
Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation.
Assessment — purpose?
Collect comprehensive patient health data.
Diagnosis — role?
Identify patient health problems.
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