Unit 9 Concept Maps
The Nursing Process - Assess
Diagnose
Planning
Implementation
Evaluate
Medical diagnosis - The identification of a disease condition based on specific
evaluation of signs and symptoms
Nursing diagnosis - A clinical judgment about the client in response to an actual or
potential health problem
Nursing Diagnosis Purpose - Analyzing collected data
Identifying the client's strengths
Identifying the client's normal functional level and indicators of actual or potential
dysfunction
Formulating a diagnostic statement in relation to this synthesis
NANDA Abbreviation - North American Nursing Diagnosis Association
NANDA Definition - clinical judgment about individual, family, or community responses
to actual or potential health problems or life processes
Nursing Diagnosis Format - P- Problem
E- Etiology
S- Signs and Symptoms
(P)roblem Statement - The nursing diagnosis or label
(E)tiology - Related CAUSE or contributor to the problem
(S)igns and symptom - Symptoms that the nurse identified in the assessment
Defining characteristics phrase
Defining Characteristics - (Signs and symptoms) cluster of cues that describe behavior,
signs and symptoms that represent a nursing diagnosis
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - Physiological Needs
Safety and security
Love and Belonging
Self-esteem
Self-actualization
