Basic Head-to-Toe Patient Assessment

Fundamentals: The Nursing Process

The primary goal of this online tutorial is to help nurses plan and implement quality patient care using the nursing process as an organizational foundation.

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Content Overview

The tutorial is divided into eight modules. The first seven modules are instructional units. The last is a test bank.

Module 1: Introduction to the Nursing Process
Module 2: Assessment
Module 3: Analysis/Formulation of Nursing Diagnoses
Module 4: Outcomes/Planning
Module 5: Implementation
Module 6: Evaluation
Module 7: The Nursing Process in Setting Priorities
Module 8: Test Bank

The tests in the test bank cover all of the tutorial modules. Students are given their test results at the completion of each test accompanied by correct answers and rationale. Instructors can use these tests as pre- or post-tests. Test scores can be used to monitor student progress and mastery of the subject matter. Test results are recorded in databases on the EDGT server and are available for retrieval and review by both instructors and students.

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this tutorial, learners should be able to:

State the advantages and disadvantages of the nursing process.

Compare the nursing process and the medical model to the classic analytical model (the scientific method).

List important aspects of a complete nursing assessment.

List the components of a correctly stated nursing diagnosis.

Correlate a goal (an outcome criterion or expected outcome) to a given nursing diagnosis.

Use the nursing process to plan individualized patient care.

Discuss the importance of recording the patient’s plan of care in the permanent medical record.

List nursing activities that would be included in the implementation phase of the nursing process.

List nursing activities that would be included in the evaluation phase of the nursing process.

Use the nursing process to prioritize patient care needs when delivering nursing care to multiple patients.

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