to pass graded A+
What is diagnostic reasoning? - correct answer ✔✔It is the process of analyzing health data and
drawing conclusions to identify diagnoses.
What is the hypothetico-deductive process? - correct answer ✔✔1) attending to initially
available cues
2) formulating diagnostic hypotheses
3) gathering data relative to tentative hypotheses
4) evaluating each hypothesis with the new data, collected thus arriving at a final diagnosis.
What is a cue? - correct answer ✔✔It is a piece of information, a sign or symptom, or a piece of
laboratory or imagining data.
What is a hypothesis? - correct answer ✔✔It is a tentative explanation for a cue or set of cues
that can be used as a basis for further investigation.
What could you cluster or group together? - correct answer ✔✔Acute pain and it's associated
data are rapid heart rate, increased BP, and anxiety.
The nursing process includes six phases: - correct answer ✔✔1) Assessment
2) Diagnosis
3) Outcome identification (Problem)
4) Planning
5) Implementation
,6) Evaluation
What is assessment in the nursing process? - correct answer ✔✔1) Collect data: Review of the
clinical record, health history, physical examination, functional assessment, risk assessment,
review of the literature
2) Use evidence-based assessment techniques
3) Document relevant data
What is diagnosis in the nursing process? - correct answer ✔✔1) Compare clinical findings with
normal and abnormal variation and developmental events
2) Interpert data: Identify clusters of data, make hypothesis, test hypothesis, derive diagnosis
3) Validate diagnoses
4) Document diagnoses
What is the outcome identification in the nursing process? - correct answer ✔✔1) Identify
expected outcomes
2) Individuals to the person
3) Identify expected culturally appropriate outcomes
4) Establish realistic and measurable outcomes
, 5) Develop a timeline
What is the planning part in the nursing process? - correct answer ✔✔1) Establish priorities
2) Develop outcomes
3) Set timelines for outcomes
4) Identify interventions
5) Integrate evidence-based trends and research
6) Document plan of care
What is the implementation part of the nursing process? - correct answer ✔✔1) Implement in
safe and timely manner
2) Use evidence-based interventions
3) Collaborate with colleagues
4) Use community resources
5) Coordinate care delivery