Chapter 1 Flashcards
one method managed care plans use to reduce cost
capitation
Diagnosis that identify existing health problems
Actual Nursing Diganosis
involves monitoring and coordinating care for individuals who need high cost or extensive health care services
case management
concerns about cost containment quality improvement and managed care have led many facilities to develop a system of standard guidelines
critical pathway
such as administering analgesics for pain are actions that the nurse performs as a result of a physician’s order
dependent nursing actions
are actions that may be performed based on the nurse’s own clinical judgment
example: initiating protective skin care for an area that might break down
independent nursing actions
the number of deaths during the first 12 months of life which includes noenatal mortality
infant mortality rate
nursing actions that the nurse must work with other health team members to accomplish such as meal planning with a dietary therapist and teaching breathing exercises with a respiratory therapist
interdependent nursing action
the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births caused by a pregnancy-related complication that occurs during pregnancy or during the 42 days after pregnancy
Maternal mortality rate
the number of persons afflicted with the same disease condition per a certain number of population
morbidity
proven form of problem solving based on the scientific method. consists of 5 components: assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation
nursing process
in the nursing assessment the data gained by the nurse’s direct observation
objective data
goals that are specific stated in measurable terms and have a time frame for accomplishment
outcomes
predetermined rates to be paid to the health care provider to care for patients with certain classifications of disease
prospective payment system
an illness marked by high fever caused by infection of the reproductive tract after the birth of a child
puerperal fever
