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Using the Outline
The Outline lists the NANDA-approved
nursing diagnoses by their nine pat-
terns, or main categories.
1. Press
CLEAR
2. Type the number of a pattern
(e.g., 8 for Knowing).
To type a number, hold
press a numbered key.
3. Press
ENTER
You can also select a pattern by
scrolling to it and then pressing
.
ENTER
To go directly to the text from any
Outline item, hold
.
ENTER
4. Type the number of a diagno-
sis (e.g., 83 for Altered
Thought Processes).
.
and
.
and press
Using the Outline
Do not type a period between numbers.
5. Press
ENTER
6. Use
to highlight a section
(e.g., Defining Characteris-
tics) and then press
7. Use
, DN, or
down.
To learn more, read "Reading Diag-
noses."
8. To back up through the levels
of the Outline, use
To go from any lower Outline level
to the level of patterns on the Out-
line, hold
9. Press
CLEAR
of the Outline.
6
.
ENTER
to scroll
SPACE
BACK
and press
BACK
to go to the top
.
.
.
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