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NCM 103 Midterm Module
NCM 103 Midterm Module
NURSING PROCESS
ASSESSMENT
□ See through the patient’s eyes
➢ Gather information (including patient’s
perception)
➢ Synthesize the information
➢ Apply critical thinking
□ Subjective findings
□ Objective findings
NURSING DIAGNOSES FOR STRESS
□ Anxiety
□ Denial
□ Fear
□ Ineffective coping
□ Powerlessness
□ Risk for posttrauma syndrome
□ Situational low self-esteem
□ Stress overload
PLANNING
□ Goals and outcomes
➢ Desirable outcomes frequently include
Effective coping, family coping, caregiver
emotional health, and psychosocial
adjustment: life change
□ Setting priorities
□ Teamwork and collaboration
IMPLEMENTATION
□ Health promotion
➢ Decrease stress producing situations
➢ Increase resistance to stress
➢ Learn skill that reduce physiological response to
stress
□ Regular exercise and rest
□ Support systems
□ Time management
□ Guided imagery and visualization
□ Progressive muscle relaxation therapies
□ Assertiveness training
□ Journal writing
□ Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR)