Nursing Process Overview

What is the first step of the nursing process?

During which step of the nursing process are nursing interventions selected?

What type of problems does a nursing diagnosis identify?

What is the purpose of the evaluation step in the nursing process?

Which activity is part of the assessment step of the nursing process?

In the planning step, what is prioritized?

What might occur after the evaluation step of the nursing process?

Which of the following elements is NOT part of the planning step?

What common activity is associated with collaborative problems in the diagnosis step?

What component of a nursing diagnosis is NOT typically included?

Nursing Process

The nursing process is a systematic approach to patient care that involves five steps: assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Assessment

Involves gathering data about a patient's current health status and any potential problems.

Diagnosis

Focuses on identifying patient problems
There are two types of problems:
- Nursing Diagnoses: Actual or potential health problems that nurses can manage through independent interventions.
- Collaborative Problems: Physiologic complications for which nurses need to monitor for changes and work with other members of the healthcare team to intervene.

Planning

Developing goals and a comprehensive care plan to address diagnosed problems and achieve desired patient outcomes.
Key steps in planning:
- Prioritize problems
- Formulate goals and desired outcomes
- Select nursing interventions
- Write nursing interventions

Implementation

Carrying out the care plan through nursing interventions.

Evaluation

Determining the patient's response to interventions and the extent to which the desired outcomes have been achieved.
Evaluation can lead to continuing, modifying, or terminating the care plan.

Flow of the Nursing Process

The nursing process is a cyclical process where the evaluation step can lead back to any of the previous steps, depending on the patient's needs.

Explore the critical steps of the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. This quiz will test your understanding of each phase and its significance in patient care. Prepare to reinforce your nursing knowledge and skills.