NURS 105 : THE NURSING PROCESS SUMMARY CHAPTERS 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 EXAM Q & A

NURS 105 : THE NURSING PROCESS SUMMARY
CHAPTERS 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 EXAM Q & A


NURS 105 The Nursing Process Summary

P & P Chapters 16, 17, 18, 19, 20




Figure 16.1 page 212

Assessment: Collection of a comprehensive set of data about the patient, for recognition of patterns
that begin to reflect the meaning of the responses to health problems (Pg. 212).

Data Clusters - page 230, how it fits into the nursing diagnostic process Figure 17.2 pg. 231.

A set of signs or symptoms (S/S) that you group together in a logical way. The clusters begin to
clearly identify a patient’s health problems.

Cues are information you obtain from through the use of senses. The cues you gather are the
signs and symptoms that you obtain through observation and measurement. You begin to

, NURS 105 : THE NURSING PROCESS SUMMARY
CHAPTERS 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 EXAM Q & A

cluster cues that relate together, make inferences, and identify emerging patterns.




Figure 16.4 Pg. 223

Diagnosis: A clinical judgement made by the nurse to describe a patient’s response or vulnerability to
health conditions or life events that a NURSE is licensed and competent to treat (Pg. 227).