Kamis, 06 Januari 2011

Nursing Process

According Doenges (2000) nursing process is a process that consists of 5 specificstages:

Assessment
Assessment is the collection of data related to the patient in a systematic, coveringphysical, psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, cognitive, functional ability, economic development and lifestyle. The assessment includes data collected through interviews,gathering medical history, physical examination, laboratory and diagnostic, as well asreview previous records.
According to Rothrock (1987) study represents the first phase of nursing process whichincludes collecting data and organizing data. Data collection is a major tool initialassessment of patients and is a continuous process to obtain the information necessary to provide nursing care. Actual or potential information can come directlyfrom the patient, family or friends, medical records, or other health personnel.Subjective data (what the patient), or what objective data is seen, heard, kissed, ortouched by a nurse). Data obtained by interview, physical examination, or by reading the report (the results of x-ray, laboratory examinations, progress notes orconsultation). Data organization is organizing and processing information necessary tohelp the efficient decision making.