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Outward expression of an individual’s feelings

Degree of alertness

Any situation in which a group is scheduled or a specific objective must be met

Education that can happen whenever a patient needs information

Patient’s ability to make appropriate decisions about his or her situation or to understand concepts

Stated emotional condition that fluctuates to reflect situations as they occur

Organization that provides a list of nursing diagnoses

Universal language on which interventions are based

Provides direct and indirect intervention labels with definitions and possible nursing actions

Provides a five-point measurement scale to facilitate tracking patients across care settings

Formula used to provide individual patient care and to implement care in a systematic, universal way

Degree of patient’s knowledge of self