Nursing Fundamentals Chapter 12

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The cluster of signs and symptons that indicate the presence of a particular diagnostic label Defining characteristics
Physician prescribed therapies and treatments Dependent functions
Statement or conclusion regarding the nature of a phenomenon Diagnosis
Standardized NANDA names for diagnoses Diagnostic labels
Causal relationship between a problem and its related or risk factors Etiology
Relates to the client's preparedness for implementing behaviors to improve their health condition Health promotion diagnosis
Areas of health care that are unique to nursing Independent functions
Generally accepted measure, rule, model or pattern Norm
Client's problem statement, plus etiology nursing diagnosis
the basic three part diagnosis statement PES format
Added words to give additional meaning to a diagnostic statement Qualifiers
Indicate that a problem is likely to develop without nursing intervention Risk Factors
Clinical judgment that a problem does not exist, but that a problem is likely to develop without nursing intervention Risk nursing diagnosis
Generally accepted norm Standard
Diagnosis that is associated with a cluster of other diagnoses Syndrome diagnosis
Classification system Taxonomy
Describes human responses to levels of wellness in an individual, family or community Wellness diagnosis