Critical Thinking

Assessment/Data collection

The process of collecting information about a client’s current health status to identify needs and additional data to be collected based on findings.

Analysis/Diagnosis

The interpretation of the collected database to reach appropriate nursing judgments about a client’s health status.

Planning

The phase of the nursing process where priorities and outcomes of care are established, followed by the selection of nursing interventions.

Implementation

The phase in the nursing process in which care is provided based on assessment data and the planned interventions.

Evaluation

The process of examining a client’s response to nursing interventions and forming a clinical judgment about whether goals and outcomes were met.

Goals and Outcomes

Specific aims established during the planning phase to guide client care and measure effectiveness.

Delegation

The act of assigning responsibility to others for carrying out nursing tasks as part of the implementation phase.

Examine a client’s response

The evaluation process that involves assessing how well a client is responding to nursing interventions.