Nursing process

High school (ages 12+)
Human Body

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/nursing-process

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the initial framework?Described as a four-stage process by Ida Jean Orlando in 1958
2. What is the expanded model?Includes Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
3. Why do nurses do an assessment first?Nurses gather information about how you feel and your body so they know what problems might exist. This helps them make a good care plan.
4. How do nurses decide what to do for a patient?After assessment, nurses diagnose the health problems, set goals, and plan specific actions. They then carry out those actions and check if they work.

Clinical Judgment: The outcome of a thinking process used to make decisions about patient care.