FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING POTTER
PERRY NEW EDITION 2023
Medical diagnosis(Correct Answers)Identification of a disease condition based on:
1. a specific evaluation of a physical sign and symptoms
2. a patients medical history
3. and the results of diagnostic test and procedures.
-stays constant as a condition remains.
Collaborative problem(Correct Answers)-is an actual or potential physiological
complication that nurses monitor to detect the onset of changes in a patient's health
status.
Client-centered problems(Correct Answers)Nursing interventions are defined in terms of
clients' problems
Defining characteristics(Correct Answers)Assessment findings that support a nursing
diagnosis
Nursing diagnosis(Correct Answers)1. is a clinical judgment concerning a human
responses to health conditions/life processes that a nurse is licensed and competent to
treat.
2. is also known as a patients problem.
3. is a common language for understanding patients needs.
4. allows nurses to communicate plan of care
5. distinguishes the nurses role.
6. it helps prioritize
7.. is always changing on the basis of a patient's care.
-----> explains to others how the patients body responds to the medical diagnosis
Risk nursing diagnosis(Correct Answers)-Human responses to health conditions that
may possibly develop due to risk factors.
-risk diagnosis has risk factors.
Health promotion behavior nursing diagnosis(Correct Answers)-is when a patient is
motivated and desires to increase well-being and actualize human health potential.
-You select this type of diagnosis when the client wishes to or has achieved an optimal
level of health
,Diagnostic label(Correct Answers)Is the name of the diagnosis as approved by NANDA;
it describes the essence of the client's response to health conditions
Related factor(Correct Answers)Is a condition or etiology identified from the client's
assessment data, actual or potential responses to the health problem
Etiology(Correct Answers)The cause of the nursing diagnosis. Identification of the
cause of a problem. "Study of all factors that may be involved in the development of a
disease."
Definition: zx(Correct Answers)_______ Describes the characteristics of the human
response identified
Risk factors(Correct Answers)Are environmental, physiological, psychological, genetic,
or chemical elements that place a person at risk for a health problem
purpose of concept mapping(Correct Answers)-Is a visual representation of a patient's
nursing diagnoses and their relationships with one another.
-organizes complex patient data, analyzes concept relationships, and identifies
intervention.
List practice tips that are essential in avoiding data collection errors.(Correct Answers)1.
Review your level of comfort and competence with interview and physical assessment
skills.
2. Approach assessment in steps.
3. Review your clinical assessment skills.
4. Determine the accuracy of your data.
5. Be organized in any examination.
Identify the step to take to avoid the diagnostic errors in interpretation and analysis of
data.(Correct Answers)Review your data base to decide if it is accurate and complete;
be careful to consider any conflicting cues or if there is insufficient cues to confirm a
diagnosis.
Identify the step to take to avoid the diagnostic errors in data clustering(Correct
Answers)Avoid premature clustering of data; always identify the nursing diagnosis from
the data, not the reverse.
Identify the step to take to avoid the diagnostic errors in the diagnostic statement:
(Correct Answers)-Word the diagnostic statement in appropriate, concise, and precise
language;
-use correct terminology;
-identify the client problem rather than the goal;
-make professional rather than prejudicial judgments; avoid legally inadvisable
statements.
, Actual problem nursing diagnosis(Correct Answers)-describes human response to
health conditions or life processes.
The first part of the nursing diagnosis statement identifies what?(Correct Answers)An
actual or potential health problem
"Related to"(Correct Answers)Connects the second part of the nursing diagnosis
statement to the first part
Clinical criteria(Correct Answers)Objective or subjective signs and symptoms that lead
to a diagnostic conclusion
Concept map(Correct Answers)Visual representation of client problems and
interventions that shows their relationships to each other.
Steps of Nursing Diagnosis(Correct Answers)identify defining characteristics, list
symptoms, cluster symptoms, analyze, select the nursing diagnosis label
Problem-focused nursing diagnosis(Correct Answers)-describes a clinical judgement
concerning an undesirable human response to a health condition/life process that exists
in an individual, family, or community.
Data clusters(Correct Answers)-is a set of cues, the signs and symptoms gathered
during assessment
-each cue is an objective and subjective sign, symptom, or risk factor that when
analyzed with other cues, begin to lead to diagnostic conclusions.
-analysis and interpretation of assessment data begin by organizing all patient's data
into meaningful and usable data clusters.
The defining characteristic of deficient knowledge(Correct Answers)1. inaccurate follow-
through of instruction
2. inaccurate performance on a test
3. inappropriate behavior (ex: hostile, agitated, hysterical)
4. insufficient knowledge.
Diagnostic Label(Correct Answers)-describes the essence of a patient's response to
health conditions in as few words as possible.
Parts of the Nursing diagnosis(Correct Answers)1. problem- identified by nurses
throughout assessment
2. Related to- risk factor, related factor, etiology of problem/cause (how is this
contributing to the problem)
3. As evidenced by- defining characteristics (what do you see, hear, smell, touch,
observe......proof to support your choice)
Example of nursing diagnosis(Correct Answers)1. Problem- ineffective airway clearance
PERRY NEW EDITION 2023
Medical diagnosis(Correct Answers)Identification of a disease condition based on:
1. a specific evaluation of a physical sign and symptoms
2. a patients medical history
3. and the results of diagnostic test and procedures.
-stays constant as a condition remains.
Collaborative problem(Correct Answers)-is an actual or potential physiological
complication that nurses monitor to detect the onset of changes in a patient's health
status.
Client-centered problems(Correct Answers)Nursing interventions are defined in terms of
clients' problems
Defining characteristics(Correct Answers)Assessment findings that support a nursing
diagnosis
Nursing diagnosis(Correct Answers)1. is a clinical judgment concerning a human
responses to health conditions/life processes that a nurse is licensed and competent to
treat.
2. is also known as a patients problem.
3. is a common language for understanding patients needs.
4. allows nurses to communicate plan of care
5. distinguishes the nurses role.
6. it helps prioritize
7.. is always changing on the basis of a patient's care.
-----> explains to others how the patients body responds to the medical diagnosis
Risk nursing diagnosis(Correct Answers)-Human responses to health conditions that
may possibly develop due to risk factors.
-risk diagnosis has risk factors.
Health promotion behavior nursing diagnosis(Correct Answers)-is when a patient is
motivated and desires to increase well-being and actualize human health potential.
-You select this type of diagnosis when the client wishes to or has achieved an optimal
level of health
,Diagnostic label(Correct Answers)Is the name of the diagnosis as approved by NANDA;
it describes the essence of the client's response to health conditions
Related factor(Correct Answers)Is a condition or etiology identified from the client's
assessment data, actual or potential responses to the health problem
Etiology(Correct Answers)The cause of the nursing diagnosis. Identification of the
cause of a problem. "Study of all factors that may be involved in the development of a
disease."
Definition: zx(Correct Answers)_______ Describes the characteristics of the human
response identified
Risk factors(Correct Answers)Are environmental, physiological, psychological, genetic,
or chemical elements that place a person at risk for a health problem
purpose of concept mapping(Correct Answers)-Is a visual representation of a patient's
nursing diagnoses and their relationships with one another.
-organizes complex patient data, analyzes concept relationships, and identifies
intervention.
List practice tips that are essential in avoiding data collection errors.(Correct Answers)1.
Review your level of comfort and competence with interview and physical assessment
skills.
2. Approach assessment in steps.
3. Review your clinical assessment skills.
4. Determine the accuracy of your data.
5. Be organized in any examination.
Identify the step to take to avoid the diagnostic errors in interpretation and analysis of
data.(Correct Answers)Review your data base to decide if it is accurate and complete;
be careful to consider any conflicting cues or if there is insufficient cues to confirm a
diagnosis.
Identify the step to take to avoid the diagnostic errors in data clustering(Correct
Answers)Avoid premature clustering of data; always identify the nursing diagnosis from
the data, not the reverse.
Identify the step to take to avoid the diagnostic errors in the diagnostic statement:
(Correct Answers)-Word the diagnostic statement in appropriate, concise, and precise
language;
-use correct terminology;
-identify the client problem rather than the goal;
-make professional rather than prejudicial judgments; avoid legally inadvisable
statements.
, Actual problem nursing diagnosis(Correct Answers)-describes human response to
health conditions or life processes.
The first part of the nursing diagnosis statement identifies what?(Correct Answers)An
actual or potential health problem
"Related to"(Correct Answers)Connects the second part of the nursing diagnosis
statement to the first part
Clinical criteria(Correct Answers)Objective or subjective signs and symptoms that lead
to a diagnostic conclusion
Concept map(Correct Answers)Visual representation of client problems and
interventions that shows their relationships to each other.
Steps of Nursing Diagnosis(Correct Answers)identify defining characteristics, list
symptoms, cluster symptoms, analyze, select the nursing diagnosis label
Problem-focused nursing diagnosis(Correct Answers)-describes a clinical judgement
concerning an undesirable human response to a health condition/life process that exists
in an individual, family, or community.
Data clusters(Correct Answers)-is a set of cues, the signs and symptoms gathered
during assessment
-each cue is an objective and subjective sign, symptom, or risk factor that when
analyzed with other cues, begin to lead to diagnostic conclusions.
-analysis and interpretation of assessment data begin by organizing all patient's data
into meaningful and usable data clusters.
The defining characteristic of deficient knowledge(Correct Answers)1. inaccurate follow-
through of instruction
2. inaccurate performance on a test
3. inappropriate behavior (ex: hostile, agitated, hysterical)
4. insufficient knowledge.
Diagnostic Label(Correct Answers)-describes the essence of a patient's response to
health conditions in as few words as possible.
Parts of the Nursing diagnosis(Correct Answers)1. problem- identified by nurses
throughout assessment
2. Related to- risk factor, related factor, etiology of problem/cause (how is this
contributing to the problem)
3. As evidenced by- defining characteristics (what do you see, hear, smell, touch,
observe......proof to support your choice)
Example of nursing diagnosis(Correct Answers)1. Problem- ineffective airway clearance
