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Is a systematic, rational method of planning and providing individualized nursing care.

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Nursing process

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Who originated the term nursing process? When?

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Hall (1955), Johnson (1959), Orlando (1961), Widenbach (1963)

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The use of the nursing process in clinical practice gained additional legitimacy in?(year) when the phases were included in American Nurses Association (ANA)

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1973

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Characteristics of the nursing process:

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Cyclic and dynamic
Client-centered
Focused on problem solving and decision making
Interpersonal and collaborative style
Universal applicability

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Data in each phase provides data in the next phase.

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Cyclic and dynamic

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Regularly repeated event or sequence of events that are continuously changing.

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Cyclic and dynamic

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The nurse organizes the plan of care according to the client problems and needs rather than nursing goals.

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Client-centered

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It is involved in every phase of the nursing process.

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Decision-making

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This facilitates the individualization of the nurse’s plan of care.

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Decision-making

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It requires the nurse to communicate directly and consistently with clients and families to meet their needs.

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Interpersonal and collaborative

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Obtaining an information and that clarifies the nature of the problem and suggests possible solutions.

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Problem solving

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A critical thinking process for choosing the best actions to meet a desired goal.

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Decision-making

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It is an adaptation of problem solving and decision making.

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Nursing process

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Nursing process is used as a framework for nursing care in all types of healthcare settings, with clients of all age groups.

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Universal applicability

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Intellectually disciplines process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated observation, experience, reflection, reasoning or communication, as a guide to belief and action.

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Critical thinking

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Collection, organization, validation, documentation of data

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Assessment

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Purpose of assessment

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To establish database about the client’s response to health concerns or illness and the ability to manage healthcare needs

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Analysis of data
Identification of health problems, risks, and strengths
Formulation of diagnostic statements

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Diagnosing

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Prioritization of problems/diagnoses
Formulation of goals/desired outcomes

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Planning

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Selection of nursing interventions
Writing of nursing orders

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Planning

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Purpose of planning

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To develop a health care plan reflective of specific objective.

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Reassessment of the client
Determination of the nurse’s need for assistance

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Implementation

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Implementation of nursing interventions
Supervision of delegated care

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Implementation

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Documentation of nursing activities

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Implementation

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Collection of data related to outcomes
Comparison of data with outcomes.

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Evaluation

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A systematic and continuous collection, organization, validation, and documentation of data (information).

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Assessment

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The process of gathering information about client’s health status.

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Data collection

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Covert data

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Symptoms

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Overt data

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Signs

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Apparent only to the person affected and can be verified only by the person.

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Subjective data

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Detectable by an observer or can be measured or tested against accepted standard.

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Objective data

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Conscious, deliberate skill involving the use of senses.

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Observation

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Planned communication or a conversation with a purpose.

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Interview

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Highly structured and elicits specific information.

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Directive interview

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Nurse allows client to control purpose, subject matter and pacing.

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Non-directive interview

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Major method used in the physical health assessment.

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Examining

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A systematic data collection method that uses observation to detect health problems through the use of the techniques: inspection, auscultation, palpation, and percussion.

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Physical assessment

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Information that does not change over time such as race or blood type.

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Constant data

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Data that can change quickly, frequently, or rarely and include such data as blood pressure, level of pain, and age.

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Variable data

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The nurse uses the written format or computerized format that organizes the assessment data systematically.

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Nursing health history
Nursing assessment or nursing databases form

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Is the process of making clinical judgment about a client’s actual or potential health problems.

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Diagnosing

42
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Diagnosing refers to the reasoning process, whereas the term __________ is a statement or conclusion regarding the nature of a phenomenon.

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Diagnosis

43
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Contains a diagnostic phrase or diagnostic label followed by an etiology phase.

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Nursing diagnosis

44
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Is a statement of the client’s problem

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Diagnostic phrase or label

45
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The causal relationship between the client’s problem or risk factors.

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Etiology

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It is the act of “double-checking” or verifying data to confirm that the data is accurate and factual.

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Validation of data

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The process of determining the relatedness of facts and determining whether any patterns are present, whether the data represent isolated incidents and whether the data are significant.

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Clustering cues

48
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Can be an aid to mobilizing health and regenerative processes.

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Strength

49
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Formulation of diagnostic statements?

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PES Format
(Problem, Etiology, Signs and Symptoms)

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Statement’s of client’s health need/concern/problem (based from NANDA)

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Problem

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Factors contributing to or probable causes of responses.

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Etiology

52
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Defining characteristics manifested by the client.

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Signs and symptoms

53
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Provides the basis for selecting nursing interventions to achieve outcomes for which the nurse is accountable.

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NANDA

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Types of Nursing Diagnoses:
Present at the time of assessment; based on associated manifestations.

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Actual

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Types of Nursing Diagnoses:
A clinical judgment that a problem does not exist, but the presence of risk factors indicates that a problem is likely to develop unless nurses intervene.

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Potential/High-risk

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Types of Nursing Diagnoses:
Describes human responses to levels of wellness in an individual, family or community that have a readiness for enhancement

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Wellness

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Types of Nursing Diagnoses:
Evidence about a health problem is incomplete or unclear; requires more data either to support or refuse it.

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Possible Nursing Diagnosis

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Types of Nursing Diagnoses:
Associated with a cluster of other diagnosis.

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Syndrome diagnosis

59
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The process of designing nursing activities required to prevent, reduce or eliminate client’s health problems.

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Planning

60
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Is the process of establishing a preferential sequence for addressing nursing diagnosis and interventions.

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Priority setting

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Considerations in setting priorities:

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Triage concept
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Availability of resources
Patient’s preferences

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Statement reflective of desired changes in the behavior of the client which a health intervention seeks to bring about.

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Goal

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A positive behavior/what a nurse wants to happen to the patient after a series of intervention.

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Terminal behavior

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Types of Terminal Behavior:
Concerns with knowledge, understanding, remembering, intellectual, capacity, decision-making.

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Cognitive

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Types of Terminal Behavior:
Refers to feelings, emotions, attitude

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Affective

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Types of Terminal Behavior:
Refers to physical capabilities, performances, technical skills

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Psychomotor

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Types of Terminal Behavior:
Refers to changes in bodily responses

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Physiologic

68
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Describe specific and measurable client responses and help the nurse evaluate the effectiveness of the nursing intervention.

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Client’s goals/desired outcomes

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Types of desired outcomes:
Require care for a short time - acute care setting

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Short term

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Types of desired outcomes:
Chronic health problems and those who live in nursing homes, rehab centers, extended care facilities.

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Long term

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Components of goals/desired outcomes:

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Subject
Condition
Terminal behavior
Parameter

72
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Components of goals:
Patient and problem

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Subject

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Components of goals:
Time under which the change in behavior is achieved

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Condition

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Components of goals:
An observable activity the patient demonstrates

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Terminal behavior

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Components of goals:
Reflect acceptable performance

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Parameter

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Characteristics of a good goal/objective:

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(SMART)
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Realistic
Time framed

77
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The blueprint of the nursing process/nursing practice

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Nursing care plan

78
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Brief discussion on how the etiology resulted to a problem

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Inference

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The “doing” phase

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Implementation

80
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The execution of the nursing care plan

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Implementation

81
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Measures provided by the nurse through which changes in patient’s behavior are brought about.

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Nursing intervention

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Principles involved in selecting nursing interventions and activities

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Prioritization
Rationalization
Use of available resources

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Categories of Interventions according to Legal implication

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Independent
Collaborative

84
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Categories of interventions according to approach

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Facilitative
Developmental
Supportive

85
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Interventions which concern on removal of barriers to health care

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Facilitative

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Actions that improve patient’s ability to cope with health-illness situation

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Developmental

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Interventions done to patient who cannot do usual work

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Supportive

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Interventions that are implemented to patient’s by virtue of the nurse’s education, practice and training

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Supplemental

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Considerations when selecting nursing interventions:

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Economy of time, effort and materials
Safety
Respect and privacy
Appropriateness

90
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Degree of assistance for patients:

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Wholly compensatory
Partly compensatory
Educative-supportive

91
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Value determine of the efficiency of care based on previously established goal

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Evaluation

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Purposes of evaluation:

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Documenting responses to interventions
Evaluating effectiveness of interventions
Evaluating outcome achievement
Reviewing health care plan

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Types of evaluation: Done every after specific care given to check its efficiency and effectiveness

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On-going

94
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Types of evaluation:
Scheduled evaluation, done every after series of interventions

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Intermittent

95
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Types of evaluation:
Done at the end of the processes after all interventions had been implemented

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Terminal

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Steps in evaluation:

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Evaluate expected outcome/goal achievement
Terminate for goals achieved
Re-assess and revise care plan as needed

97
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Approaches to qualify evaluation:

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Structure
Process
Outcome impact

98
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Dimensions of evaluation:

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Efficiency
Effectiveness
Adequacy of interventions
Appropriateness

99
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Four types of assessments

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Initial nursing assessment
Problem-focused assessment
Emergency assessment
Time-lapsed assessment

100
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Nursing assessments focus on a client’s ____________ to a health problem.

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responses

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