[NSE 13A/B] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (36 pages long)

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Nursing
• Course: NSE 13A/B
• Professor: Barb Mc Govern

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Assess(cid:373)e(cid:374)t is the (cid:272)olle(cid:272)tio(cid:374) of data a(cid:271)out a(cid:374) i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual(cid:859)s health state. Diagnostic reasoning is the process of analyzing health data and drawing conclusions to identify diagnoses. Based on 4 components: attending to initially available cues, formulation diagnostic hypotheses, gathering data relative to the tentative hypotheses and evaluating each hypothesis. Nursing process includes 6 phases: assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation and evaluation. Subjective data: what the client says about himself or herself during history taking/interview. Objective data: what you, as the health care provider observe, by inspecting, percussing, palpating and auscultating during the physical examination. Complete health history and results of a full physical examination. This data(cid:271)ase des(cid:272)ri(cid:271)es the perso(cid:374)(cid:859)s health state, perception of health, strengths or assets such as the ability to engage in health maintenance, support systems etc. Co(cid:373)piled after the patie(cid:374)t(cid:859)s ad(cid:373)issio(cid:374) to the hospital. Collect info about the patients perception of illness, functional ability or patterns of living, activities of daily living, health maintenance behaviours.