ch 5

pieces of data or information that influence decisions

pieces of information on a specific topic

all the information gathered about a patient

are those charcteristics (signs and symptoms) that must be present for a particular nursing diagnosis to be appropiate for that patient

are the causes of the problem

is a specific statement of the goal the patient is expected to achieve as a result of the nursing intervention

a broad idea of what is to be achieved through nursing intervention

conclusions made based on observed data

conversations where facts are obtained

statements that indicates the patient actual health status or the risk of a problem developing, the causative or related factors and specific defining charcteristics