Key Terms

actual nursing diagnosis (ĂK-chū-ăl NŬRS-ĭng dī-ăg-NŌ-sĭs)
assessment 
biographic data (bī-ō-GRĂF-ĭk DĀ-tă)
case management (kās MĂN-ĭj-mĕnt)
clinical pathway (CLĬN-ĭ-căl PĂTH-wā)
collaborative problems (kŏ-LĂB-ŭr-ă-tĭv PRŎB-lĕmz)
cue (kyū)
database 
defining characteristics (dē-FĪN-ĭng kăr-ăk-tŭr-ĬS-tĭks)
diagnose (dī-ăg-NŌS)
evaluation (ē-văl-yū-Ā-shŭn)
goal 
implementation (ĭm-plĕ-mĕn-TĀ-shŭn)
managed care 
medical diagnosis (MĔD-ĭ-kăl dī-ăg-NŌ-sĭs)
NANDA-I 
nursing diagnosis 
nursing interventions 
nursing process 
nursing-sensitive patient outcomes 
objective data (ŏb-JĔK-tĭv DĀ-tă)
outcome
planning 
risk nursing diagnosis 
standardized language 
subjective data (sŭb-JĔK-tĭv DĀ-tă)
syndrome nursing diagnosis (SĬN-drōm NŬRS-ĭng dī-ăg-NŌ-sĭs)
variance (VĂR-ē-ăns)
wellness nursing diagnosis