Evidence-Based Assessment - Jarvis (2024)

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering the fundamental concepts of evidence-based assessment, the nursing process, priority levels, and data collection types based on the Jarvis (2024) curriculum.

Assessment

The point of entry in an ongoing process that involves collecting, organizing, and validating patient data.

Subjective data

Information that the patient says about himself or herself during history taking.

Objective data

Data observed by the healthcare professional when inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating the patient during the physical examination.

Database

A collection formed from subjective data, objective data, the patient’s record, and laboratory studies.

Diagnosis

The phase of the nursing process involving the interpretation of data, identification of clusters of cues to make inferences, and formulation of diagnostic statements.

Planning

The phase of the nursing process where priorities are established, goals and measurable outcomes are developed, and relevant interventions are selected.

Implementation

The phase of the nursing process involving the execution of nursing interventions, patient reassessment, and documentation of nursing activities.

Evaluation

The phase of the nursing process where the patient's condition is compared with expected outcomes to determine the success of the care plan.

First-level priority

Problems that are emergent, life threatening, and immediate.

Second-level priority

Problems that are next in urgency, requiring attention so as to avoid further deterioration.

Third-level priority

Problems that are important to the patient’s health but can be addressed after more urgent problems are addressed.

Collaborative problems

Clinical situations where the approach to treatment involves multiple disciplines.

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

Clinical practice based on research standards focused on systematic reviews of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) used in conjunction with provider experience.

Complete total health database

A database including a complete health history and full physical examination that describes current and past health states and forms a baseline for future changes.

Focused or problem-centered database

A mini-database for limited or short-term problems that concerns mainly one problem, one cue complex, or one body system.

Follow-up database

A database used at regular intervals to evaluate the status of identified problems and note changes that have occurred.

Emergency database

An urgent, rapid collection of data often compiled concurrently with lifesaving measures where diagnosis must be rapid.

Holistic Model of Health

A framework where the mind, body, and spirit are interdependent and function as a whole, focusing on health promotion and disease prevention.

Heritage assessment

The inclusion of cultural beliefs and practices in health assessments to provide culturally sensitive and appropriate care.