2. ATI: 11.Priority Setting Flashcards
1
Q
priority setting
A
ability to use nursing judgement when making decisions about the rank order in which nursing actions should be taken
2
Q
priority-based clinical judgements
A
- Which client should I see first?
- Which interventions should I provide now and which can be done later?
- What can or should be delegated to other personnel so I have time to perform tasks that their scope of practice does not allow them to do?
- Are there legal consequences if I postpone or do not complete a task?
3
Q
sources of data establish priorities
A
- shift report
- communications with staff and other members of the interdisciplinary team
- review of documents
- client assessment data
- concerns verbalized by client or client’s representative
4
Q
priority setting frameworks
A
- Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
- self-actulization
- self-esteem
- love and belonging
- safety and security
- physiological
5
Q
nursing process
A
- assessment/data collection
- analysis
- planning
- implementation
- evaluation
6
Q
ABC’s
A
- airway
- breathing
- circulation
7
Q
safety and risk reduction
A
- risk assessment
- safety risk to client
- greatest risk to client
- significance of risk compared to other risks
8
Q
tools to help set priorities
A
- develop a schedule that outlines the care that the client will need
- determine what interventions must be done
- immediately
- according to a specified time
- before the end of the shift
- delegate tasks to assistive personnel when time is compromised
- use a priority setting framework to help make client care decisions
9
Q
time management skills
A
- estimate time needed for various activities
- group activities together
- mentally visualize procedure when obtaining needed equipment
- document client care as it is given
- enlist the aid of other staff when needed
- complete more difficult tasks early on
- say “no” when asked for help if time is already compromised
- avoid socializing with other students/staff when not on break
10
Q
advanced priority setting
A
- know the job description of various levels of nurses
- use the five rights of delegation
- assign tasks/clients to proper level of nurse
- thoroughly assess clients at the beginning of the shift
- use assertive communication skills
- use critical thinking when making clinical judgements
- reprioritize on an ongoing basis