ATI Ch. 6-9 Flashcards
process of directing, monitoring, and evaluating performance of tasks by another member of a team
supervising
process of transferring authority and responsibility to another member of a team to complete a task while retaining accountability
delegating
nurses who have completed a course of study and successfully passed either and LPN or RN exam
licensed personnel
individuals who have had training to function in assistive roles to nurses in the provision of patient care
unlicensed personnel
5 steps of the nursing process
- assessment (data collection)
- analysis (data collection)
- planning
- implementation
- evaluation
systematic collection of information about a patient’s present health status to identify needs and additional data to collect based on findings
assessment
type of data that includes a patient’s feelings, perceptions, and descriptions of their health status
subjective data
measurable data that can be seen, heard, felt, and smelt through observation or physical assessment
objective data
three “different types” of nursing planning
- comprehensive planning
- ongoing planning
- discharge planning
stage of nursing process where nurses perform nursing actions, delegate tasks, supervise other healthcare staff, and document the care and patient’s responses
implementation
stage of nursing process where nurse determines the effectiveness of the care plan by observing patient’s responses to the nursing intervention
evaluation
an inner sensing that facts do not currently support something, or that something is not right
intuition
thinking based on the rules
basic critical thinking
thinking where one expresses autonomy and examines data to determine the best alternative
complex critical thinking
information that is specific to nursing and comes from basic nursing education, continuing education courses, and advanced degrees and certifications
knowledge
