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| Phases of the nursing process | assessment, diagnosis (and outcomes), planning, implementation, evaluation |
| This is done in the assessment phase... | gather information |
| This is done in the diagnosis phase... | make educated judgment about health issues of the patient |
| This is done in the planning phase... | prioritize information |
| This is done in the implementation phase... | follow through with plan of judgment |
| This is done in the evaluation phase... | determine if goals have been met |
| This is where the official patient problem statement is found,stated as a nursing diagnosis | NANDA |
| This is the importance of using evidence based practice... | more likely to result in desired outcome of the patient - also nursing care is more effective and dynamic |
| Levels of prevention and the type of health care that falls under each category. | Primary (before person gets disease) Secondary (after disease occurs but before person notices anything is wrong-skin growth becomes cancer) Tertiary (person already has symptoms of disease-prevent pain from the disease) |
| Patients verbal description of problems (i.e. pain)... | subjective data (what the subject tells you) |
| Observation or things that can be measured(i.e. BP, inspect wounds)... | objective data |
| This is what is documented in an incident report... | objective description of what happened and follow-up care |
| This is what is NOT documented in the medical record about an incident report... | mentioning that an incident report has been filed |
| SBAR-what does it stand for and what is it used for? | Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation - significant changes in patient's condition, communication strategy to improve patient safety |
| This is when discharge planning begins... | Upon admission |
| This is what is done for discharge planning... | discuss desirable outcomes, revise plan of care, involve patient and family (meds, diet, community resources, follow-up care) |
| These are the characteristics of a profession... | -basic liberal foundation and extended education of its members -theoretic al body of knowledge lending to defined skills, abilities, and norms -provides specific service -has a code of ethics for practice |
| A goal should be SMART.. this means... | Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant/Realistic, Timeframe |
| HIPAA stands for... | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| Fire safety - PASS means... | Pull Aim (at base of fire) Squeeze (handle) Sweep (from side to side) |
| Fire safety - RACE means... | Rescue and Remove (patients) Activate Alarm, Confine (fire) Close (doors and windows-shut off O2) Extinguish (fire) |
| Steps of research process (PSCDU)... | Problem identification, Study design, Conducting the study, Data analysis, Use of the findings |
| Caring as part of nursing practice means... | central to nursing practice, from love to friendship, caring determines what matters to a person |
| QSEN stands for and means... | Quality and Safety Education for Nurses) - involve family, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, safety, informatics |
