12.6: Key Terms
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- ABC framework
- a system that uses letters as reminders to establish three fundamental priorities during a nursing assessment: airway, breathing, and circulation
- actual problem
- current health issues that are identifiable through symptoms or clinical evidence
- analyzing
- the systematic examination and evaluation of information, data, or evidence to derive meaning, identify patterns, and draw conclusions
- applying
- the practical implementation of knowledge, skills, and strategies to address clinical challenges, solve problems, and make informed decisions in healthcare settings
- assessment
- the systematic and dynamic process of collecting and analyzing data about a patient’s health
- auscultation
- the technique of listening to the sounds produced within the body, typically using a stethoscope
- Beck Depression Inventory
- a widely used self-report questionnaire designed to assess the severity of depression symptoms experienced by an individual
- clinical judgment
- utilizing nursing knowledge, critical thinking, and clinical reasoning, drawing from evidence, theories, and interdisciplinary insights to make informed and patient-centered decisions
- Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (CJMM)
- the latest framework developed by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) to aid in identifying nursing-focused clinical problems
- clinical reasoning
- the process by which a healthcare provider combines their own knowledge and experience with data obtained through various patient assessments to diagnose a medical problem and determine an appropriate response
- conceptualizing
- forming an initial understanding of the patient’s situation based on the data collected
- critical thinking
- the disciplined, systematic process of applying skillful reasoning as a guide to belief or action
- data
- information that nurses gather about a patient’s health status
- deductive reasoning
- the process of applying general principles to draw conclusions about specific cases
- emergency assessment
- an assessment conducted when a patient presents with life-threatening or potentially life-threatening conditions
- Faith, Importance and Influence, Community, and Address (FICA) tool
- a tool used by healthcare professionals to assess patients’ spiritual and religious beliefs and practices
- Holmes-Rahe Life Stress Inventory
- a tool used to measure the stress level experienced by an individual based on the occurrence of certain life events within a specified period
- inductive reasoning
- the process of making generalizations based on specific observations
- initial assessment
- the first extensive evaluation of a patient’s overall health status, including their physical condition, medical history, and current symptoms; typically conducted on a patient's admission to a healthcare facility
- inspection
- a fundamental nursing skill by which the nurse visually examines the patient’s body for normal and abnormal findings
- objective data
- measurable and observable information collected by the healthcare provider
- ongoing assessment
- assessment conducted continuously, often in response to changes in the patient’s condition
- percussion
- the technique of assessing the body’s underlying structures based on the sound they make when tapped
- physiological crisis
- a critical situation where the patient’s physiological functions are severely compromised, posing an immediate threat to life or health
- potential problem
- risk or condition that a patient is susceptible to but not currently manifesting symptoms of
- primary data
- information provided directly by the patient
- problem-focused assessment
- a targeted examination conducted to assess a specific health issue or symptom identified in a patient
- psychological crisis
- a state of acute emotional or mental distress that significantly impairs an individual’s ability to cope with their current circumstances
- secondary data
- information collected from a family member, chart, or other source
- subjective data
- descriptions provided by the patient or family members of the patient’s symptoms, feelings, and perceptions
- synthesizing
- the process of integrating, combining, or organizing diverse pieces of information, data, or evidence to develop a coherent understanding, formulate hypotheses, or generate solutions
- time-lapsed assessment
- an assessment conducted when several months have passed since the previous assessment to evaluate the progress of a patient’s health over time