Nursing Process

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Across
  1. 3. ASSESSMENT: Reassessment over time to track changes in the patient’s condition.
  2. 4. Actions taken by the nurse to improve patient outcomes.
  3. 10. Assessment targeting a specific issue to identify its primary cause.
  4. 11. PLANNING: Preparing for the patient’s transition from hospital to home or another facility.
  5. 12. DIAGNOSIS: A possible issue that needs more data to confirm or rule out.
  6. 13. Collect data related to outcomes and complete the data, relate nursing actions to patient goals/outcomes, draw conclusions about problem status; continue, modify or end the care plan
  7. 15. Acronym for goal setting: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Timely.
  8. 18. Determining the order of importance for nursing diagnoses and interventions.
  9. 20. SOURCE: The patient themselves—provides direct, first-hand information during assessment.
  10. 21. ASSESSMENT: First evaluation that explores the presenting problem and contributing factors.
  11. 22. ASSESSMENT: Rapid evaluation to ensure airway, breathing, and circulation (ABC) are intact.
  12. 28. Type of data based on what the nurse observes (signs).
  13. 29. Confirming inferences by asking the patient or checking other data sources like vital signs or lab results.
  14. 31. Type of data based on what the patient says (symptoms).
  15. 32. Reassess the patient, determine the nurse’s need for assistance, implement nursing interventions, supervise and delegate care and document.
  16. 35. involves collecting, organize, validate and document patient data.
  17. 36. Information collected during assessment.
Down
  1. 1. Approach considering the whole person: physical, emotional, social, etc.
  2. 2. Conclusion drawn from cues and data.
  3. 5. Goals, broad statements about desired patient status, written in relation to nursing diagnoses.
  4. 6. Skill used to analyze and make decisions in nursing care.
  5. 7. Signs or symptoms that indicate a potential health issue.
  6. 8. HISTORY: A structured way to collect past and current health information during the interview process.
  7. 9. SOURCE: Anyone other than the patient—family, friends, medical records, or other healthcare professionals.
  8. 14. PLANNING: Continuous updates to the care plan based on patient responses and reassessments.
  9. 16. METHOD: A prioritization strategy focusing on Airway, Breathing, and Circulation—what will do the most harm.
  10. 17. A verbal and non-verbal communication method used to gather data and build a therapeutic relationship.
  11. 19. Analyse data, identify health problems – risks and strengths based on assessment data; formulate diagnostic statement.
  12. 20. Prioritize problems and diagnoses, formulate and setting goals and outcomes to address nursing diagnoses, identify nursing interventions
  13. 23. Functional health patterns used for organizing assessment data.
  14. 24. PLANNING: Care planning based on the admission assessment to guide early interventions.
  15. 25. Social Determinants of Health; factors influencing health beyond biology.
  16. 26. DIAGNOSIS: A current health problem identified through signs and symptoms.
  17. 27. Hierarchy of needs used to prioritize patient care.
  18. 30. DIAGNOSIS: Indicates readiness for improved health or behaviors that promote wellness.
  19. 33. Organization that standardizes nursing diagnoses.
  20. 34. DIAGNOSIS: A problem that hasn’t occurred yet but is likely due to known risk factors.