Care Plan/Concept Map - Unit 4 Flashcards

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Utilize the nursing process to construct an ___ ___ of __ for a patient based on a critical analysis of patient assessment data.

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Individualized plan of care.

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Nursing Process - def

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systematic method of giving humanistic care that focuses on achieving outcomes in a cost-effective manner.

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3
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Scientific Method - personalized or not personalized?

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Not personalized!

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Intuitive method - direct understanding of the…

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situation. Based on background of the situation - knowledge + skill.

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5
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Care Plans - Organized so nurse can quickly identity nursing actions to be delivered. T/F?

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True!

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5 Steps of the Nursing Process -

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Assessment.
Diagnosis.
Planning. 
Implementation. 
Evaluation.
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7
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Why do we do care plans?

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Requirement set forth by National practice standars. (ANA, TJC.) Basis for NCLEX exams, etc.

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Assessment - the first step in ___ a patient’s health status.

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Determining.

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9
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We don’t need to report significant abnormalities immediately. T/F?

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False - we must!

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10
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Data doesn’t need to be complete or accurate. T/F?

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False - it must be!

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Assessment - what are some of the things we do here?

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Gather information (puzzle pieces).

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What are the 5 activities needed to perform a systematic assessment?

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Collect data, verify data, organize data, identify patterns, report & record data.

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Data collection - begins before you actually see the patient. T/F?

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True - like ER notes, chart reviews, etc.

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14
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What’s important data?

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Name, age, gender, advanced directive, lab tests, meds, allergies, support services, emotional state, culture assessment, etc.

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15
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What is some of the stuff taken from a comprehensive physical assessment?

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Vital signs, height/weight, review of systems, standardized risk assessments.

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16
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Should we cluster data into groups, according to nursing or medical models, like Maslow’s?

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Yes!

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17
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When is the initial assessment done?

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Shortly after admission.

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18
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What is a focused assessment?

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When it’s trying to look at one specific problem.

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19
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Emergency Assessment - what is it?

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When there is a crisis.

20
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What is a time-lapsed assessment?

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Done to compare status to baseline data - could be done in LTC, etc.

21
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Diagnoss - what is it?

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We take the assessment –> critical analysis –> and then diagnose.

22
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Nurses are responsible for recognizing health problems, anticipating complications, initiating actions to ensure appropriate and timely treatment. T/F?

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True!

23
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Nursing diagnosis provide a basis for selection of nursing interventions so that goals and outcomes can be achieved. T/F?

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True!

24
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Diagnostic reasoning - apply critical thinking to problem identification. T/F?

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True!

25
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What are some of the fundamental principles of Diagnostic reasoning?

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Recognizes diagnosis, keeps an open mind, back up diagnosis with evidence, intuition, independent thinker, know your qualifications and limitations, etc.

26
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Nursing Diagnosis - actual problem with evidence. T/F?

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True!

27
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With a nursing diagnosis, we use medical diagnosis. T/F?

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FALSE. It is not a medical diagnosis.

28
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We can state 2 separate problems in one diagnosis. T/F?

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False!

29
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Planning - what do we do here?

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Set your priorities of care, what needs done first/last, etc. We have to identify goals and outcomes, etc.

30
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Outcomes - need to be time related. T/F?

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True!

31
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Short term goal - what’s the timeframe?

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Less than a week.

32
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Long term goal - what’s the timeframe?

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More than a week!

33
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Affective goal - what is it?

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Change in values, believes, etc. Like smoking!

34
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Cognitive Goal - what is it?

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Increasing patient knowledge.

35
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Psychomotor goal - what is it?

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Shows they can do something!

36
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Nursing interventions are actions performed by nurse to reach goal or outcome. T/F?

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True!

37
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Direct Care Intervention - what is it?

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Direct action performed to client (like inserting a foley catheter.)

38
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Indirect Care Intervention - what is it?

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actions performed away from client (looking at lab results.)

39
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Physician Intervention - what is it?

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An intervention done with an order/by doctor.

40
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Collaborative intervention - what is it?

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An intervention where everyone is involved.

41
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What happens in implementation?

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Putting your plan into action, set priorities after report, assess and reassess, perform interventions, etc.

42
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Protocols - def

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written plan specifying the procedures to be followed during care of a client with a select clinical condition or situation.

43
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Standing Orders - document containing orders for the conduct of routine therapies, monitoring guidelines, and/or diagnostic procedure for specific conditions. T/F?

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True!

44
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Implementation Process Involves what 3 things?

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Reassessing the client, reviewing and revising the existing care plan, and organizing resources and care delivery (equipment, personnel, environment.)

45
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Evaluation - what happens here?

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Evaluation of individual plan of care, which includes determining outcome achievement. It measures the client’s response to nursing actions and the client’s progress toward achieving goals!

46
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What is a concept map care plan?

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Innovative approach to planning and organizing nursing care. Essentially a diagram of patient problems and interventions! Roots in education and psychology.