Ch 16 Flashcards

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What is clinical judgement?

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A conclusion drawn about pt needs and appropriate actions to take.
Helps:
Make informed and timely decisions
Deliver holistic, patient centered care

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2
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What is Nursing process?

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•5 step process
• applies critical thinking skills
•application of evidence- based practice

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3
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What are the 5 steps I. The nursing process?

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A-assessment
D-diagnosis
P-planning
I-implementation
E-evaluation

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4
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Clinical judgement steps

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6 steps
•recognizing cues
•analyze cues
•prioritize hypotheses
•generate solutions
•take action
•evaluate outcomes

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5
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Recognize cues

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Identifying relevant & important info from different sources(medical history, vital signs)

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Analyze cues

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Organizing & linking the recognized cues to the clients clinical presentation
-what client conditions are consistent w/the cues?

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Prioritize hypotheses

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Evaluating & ranking hypotheses according to priority(urgency, likelihood, risk, difficulty, time, etc)

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Generate solutions

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Identifying expected outcomes and using hypotheses to define a set of interventions for the expected outcomes.
-what are the desirable outcomes

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Take action

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Implementing the solutions that address the highest priorities

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Evaluate outcomes

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Comparing observed outcomes against expected outcomes.
-what signs point to improving/decking/unchanged status?
-were the interventions effective

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11
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What is assessment?

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Gathering of information

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12
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Assessment steps

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-collect data
-interpret information

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13
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What helps you identify meaningful patterns

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Cues you see

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14
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Applications of critical thinking

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5— knowledge base
Environment
Experience
Standards
Attitudes

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15
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Types of assessment

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There are 2
-patient centered interview:
•patient history-acute or chronic issue
• main complaint
•review medication
-periodic assessments
•conducted ongoing
• assessing each time you enter the room

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16
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Subjective data

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What the patient tells you

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17
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Objective data

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What you see; measurable output
- vital signs

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18
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Primary data

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The patient provides

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19
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Secondary data

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Information from family, friends, nurses, or anything in the medical records.

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20
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Patient centered interview

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Orientation: introduction; tells the pt why you are there
Working phase: talking, collecting data, setting a mutual goal
Termination phase: summarizing the data/info to ensure it is accurate

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21
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Assessment barriers

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Setting
Time
Task complexity
Interruptions

22
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Examples of cues

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-Incision red, draining pus, edges separated
-Tearful. Stated father died of a heart attack.

23
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Examples of inferences

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•incision is infected
•anxious about scheduled cardiac catherization
•patient is angry and suicidal
(Assuming, trying to diagnose)

24
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Obtaining a health history

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• biographical data
-name, gender, address
•chief concerns/why they are seeking care:
- how long has this been going on
•patient expectations
•present illness of health concern
(P) provokes
(Q) quality
(R) radiate
(S) severity
(T) time

25
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Analyze cues(nursing diagnosis)

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-2nd step in nursing process
-links assessment to all steps that follow
- describes pts PRESENT health status

26
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Medical diagnosis

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Comes from the physician

27
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Nursing diagnosis

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Comes from the nurse; is a potential health issue

28
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Collabrative problem

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Involves nurses and physicians interventions

29
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Types of nursing diagnosis

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• Problem focused:
This is actually going on w/patient.
• Risk
What could potentially happen.

30
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Problem focused

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Evidence (cues) proven issues (symptoms)

31
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Risk

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Possibilities; has not occurred

32
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3 part nursing a diagnosis (actual problem)

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Problem+etiology+symptoms

33
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2part nursing diagnosis(risk or potential problem)

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Problem+etiology

34
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Maslo es hierarchy of needs

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5 levels
- physiological needs
- safety & security
- love&belonging
- esteem
- self-actualizacion

35
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What to put in care plan?

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-basic needs & activities of daily living (ADLs)
-Medical.multidisciplinary treatment
-nursing diagnoses & collaborative problems
-special discharge needs or teaching

36
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Expected outcome

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Willa always be opposite of diagnosis

37
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Patient centered goals

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Highest level of function goals for patient

38
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SMART GOALS

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S-specific
M-measurable
A- achievable
R- realistic
T- timely

39
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Components of a goal statement

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Have 3 things
-subject
-action verb
-performance criteria
-target time
-special conditions
Ex:
The pt will walk to the doorway w/the help of one person by 11/21/17

40
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Take action (implementation)

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  • 4th step in the nursing process
    -begins after plan of care is developed
    -Puts the plan into action to promote positive pt outcome
41
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Evaluate outcomes (evaluation)

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5th step in the nursing process

42
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Nursing interventions

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5 nursing interventions
Direct care interventions
Indirect care interventions
Dependent interventions
Independent interventions
Other provider interventions

43
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Direct care interventions

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Directly helping patient; bedside
(Oral care)

44
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Indirect care interventions

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What you do on behalf of the patient away from bedside
Advocating, giving report

45
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Dependent intervention

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Waiting on physician to give order
(Medication, o2)

46
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Independent interventions

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You do not need a physicians order
(Keeping head of bed elevated)

47
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Other provider interventions

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Collaborative intervention, giving patient medication, then turning patient

48
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Evaluation measures

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Physical: listening to lungs, looking for physiological changes
Behavioral: going by what the patient tells you; relying on what is told

49
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Discontinuing a care plan

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A care plan is discontinued once it is effective and has worked

50
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Modifying a care plan

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A care plan is modified when it has not work and need a reevaluation