Exam Four Vocab.

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or interdependent interventions are therapies that require the combined knowledge, skills, and expertise of multiple heal care professionals.
consultation

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Collaborative intervention

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are patient care management plans that provide the multidisciplinary health care team with the activities and tasks to be put into practice sequentially; their main purpose is to deliver timely care at each phase of the care process for a specific type of patient

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critical pathway

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or actions that require an order from a physician or another health care professional

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dependent nursing intervention

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is a measurable criterion to evaluate goal achievement

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expected outcome

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is a broad statement that describes a desired change in a patient’s condition or behavior

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Goal

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or actions that a nurse initiates (do not need orders from another health care professional

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Independent nursing intervention

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which include contributions from all disciplines involved in patient care

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Interdisciplinary care plan

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is an objective behavior or response that you expect a patient to achieve over a longer period, usually over several days, weeks, or months

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long-term goal

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includes nursing diagnosis, goals and/or expected outcomes, specific nursing interventions, and a section for evaluation finding so any nurse may is able to quickly identify a patient’s clinical needs and situation.

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Nursing-care plan

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is a measurable patient, family or community state, behavior, or perception largely influenced by and sensitive to nursing interventions

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Nursing-sensitive patient outcome

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reflects a patient’s highest possible level of wellness and independence in function

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patient-centered goal

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involves setting priorities identifying patient-centered goals and expected outcomes, and prescribing individualized nursing interventions

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planning

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is the ordering of nursing diagnoses or patient problems using determination of urgency and/or importance to establish a preferential order for nursing actions

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priority setting

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the reason that you chose a specific nursing action, based on supporting evidence

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scientific rational

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is an objective behavior or response that you expect a patient to achieve in a short time, usually less than a week.

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Short-term goal

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is a process by which you seek the expertise of a specialist such as your nursing instructor, a physician, or a clinical nurse educator to identify ways to handle problems in patient management or the planning and implementation of therapies

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consultation

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are actives usually performed in the course of a normal day, including ambulation, eating, dressing, bathing, and grooming

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actives of daily living

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is a harmful or unintended or unintended effect of a medication, diagnostic test, or therapeutic intervention

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adverse reaction

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or protocol is a systematically developed set of statements that help nurses, physicians, and other health care providers make decisions and appropriate health care for specific clinical situations

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clinical practice guideline

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is a direct care method that helps a patient use a problem-solving process to recognized and manage stress and facilitate interpersonal relationships

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counseling

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interventions are treatments performed through interactions with patients.

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direct care

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the fourth step of the nursing process, formally begins after the nurse develops a plan of care

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implementation

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interventions are treatment performed away from the patient but on behalf of the patient or group of patients

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indirect care

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include such skills as shopping, preparing meals, house cleaning, writing checks, and taking medication

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instrumental activities of daily living

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plans representing the contributions of all disciplines care for a patient

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interdisciplinary care plans

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is a physical care technique that you use when a patient’s physiological or psychological state is threatened

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live saving measures

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is any treatment based on clinical judgment and knowledge that a nurse performs to enhance patient outcomes

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nursing interventions

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means that patients and families invest time in carrying out required treatments

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patient adherence

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promote health and prevent illness to avoid the need for acute or rehabilitative health care

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preventive nursing actions

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is a preprinted document containing orders for the conduct of routine therapies, monitoring guidelines, and/or diagnostic procedures for specific patient with identified clinical problems

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standing order

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the final step of the nursing process, is crucial to determine whether, after application of the nursing process, the patient’s condition or well-being improves

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Evaluation

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which are assessment skills and techniques

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Evaluative measures

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is a measurable patient or family state, behavior, or perception largely influenced by and sensitive to nursing interventions

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Nursing-sensitive outcome

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is the minimum level of care accepted to ensure high quality of care to patient

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standard of care