Chapter 18: Planning Nursing Care

Question 1

Interdependence are therapies that require combined knowledge, skill, and expertise of multiple health care professionals. This is defined as?

Answer 1

Collaborative Interventions

Question 2

The nurse seeks the expertise of a specialist. This is defined as?

Answer 2

Consultation

Question 3

Deliver timely care at each phase of the care process for a specific type of patient. This is defined as?

Answer 3

Critical Pathways

Question 4

Physician initiated or actions that require an order from a physician or another health care professional. This is defined as?

Answer 4

Dependent nursing interventions

Question 5

Measurable criteria to evaluate goal achievement. This is defined as?

Answer 5

Expected outcome

Question 6

Broad statements that describes a desired change in a patients condition or behavior. This is defined as?

Answer 6

Goal

Question 7

Nurse initiated interventions or actions that a nurse initiates. This is defined as?

Answer 7

Independent nursing interventions

Question 8

Includes contributions from all disciplines involved in patient care. This is defined as?

Answer 8

Interdisciplinary care plans

Question 9

Objective behavior or response that you expect a patient to achieve over a long period of time usually over several days, weeks, or months. This is defined as?

Answer 9

Long Term Goal

Question 10

Includes nursing diagnosis, goals/expected outcomes, nursing interventions, and evaluation findings so any nurse is able to quickly identify a patients clinical needs and situation. This is defined as?

Answer 10

Nursing Care Plan

Question 11

Measurable patient, family, or community; state, behavior, or perception influenced by and sensitive to nursing interventions. This is defined as?

Answer 11

Nursing-sensitive patient outcome

Question 12

Reflects a patients highest possible level of wellness and independence in function. This is defined as?

Answer 12

Patient Centered Goals

Question 13

Setting priorities, identifying patient centered goals and expected outcomes, and prescribing individualized nursing interventions. This is defined as?

Answer 13

Planning

Question 14

Ordering of nursing diagnosis or patient problems using determinations of urgency and or importance to establish an order for nursing actions. This is defined as?

Answer 14

Priority Setting

Question 15

The reason that you choose a specific nursing action based on supporting evidence. This is defined as?

Answer 15

Scientific Rationale

Question 16

Objective behavior or response that you expect a patient to achieve in a short time usually less than a week. This is defined as?

Answer 16

Short Term Goal