ASSESS
Gather information
Verify the information
collected is clear & accurate
DIAGNOSE
Interpret the information collected
Identify & prioritize the problem
through a nursing diagnosis
(be sure it’s NANDA approved
PLAN
Set goals to solve the problem.
Prioritize the outcomes of care
IMPLEMENT
Reaching those goals through
performing the nursing actions
“Implementing” the goals set above
in the planning stage
EVALUATE
Determine the outcome of goals
Evaluate client’s compliance
Document client’s response to pain
Modify & assess for needed changes
SUBJECTIVE DATA
What the client tells the nurse
OBJECTIVE DATA
Data the nurse obtains
through their assessment and observations
SET SMART GOALS
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Relevant
Time frame
ABCS
AIRWAY
BREATHING
CIRCULATION
1 PATENT AIRWAY
• Patent means “open”; the airway is clear!
ASK YOURSELF: Can they successfully breathe oxygen in and breathe CO2 out?
2 BREATHING
Gas exchange taking place inside the lungs
• ASK YOURSELF: Can gas exchange successfully happen in their lungs?
3 CIRCULATION
Can they circulate blood through their body and are their organs being perfused?
• ASK YOURSELF: Is there a reason that the blood isn’t pumping/circulating in the body?
(Example: The heart is working to pump the blood to the vital organs)
Self Actualization
• Hope
• Spiritual well-being
• Enhanced growth
Self Esteem
Control
• Competence
• Positive regard
• Acceptance/worthiness
LOVE & BELONGING
Maintain support systems
• Protect from isolation
SECURITY SAFETY & SECURITY
bas
Airway
• Respiratory effort
• Heart rate, rhythm, and strength of contraction
PHYSIOLOGICAL needs
Oxygen fluids nutrition, shelter
AUTONOMY
Respect for an individual’s right
to make their own decisions
NONMALEFICENCE
Obligation to do & cause no harm to others
BENEFICENCE
Duty to do good to others
Justice
Distribution of benefits and services fairly
Veracity
Obligation to tell the truth
Fidelity
Following through with a promise