Nursing Process-ch13: Planning Flashcards
a visual tool in which ideas or data are enclosed in circles or boxes of some shape and relationships between these are indicated by connecting lines or arrows
Concept map
multidisciplinary guidelines for client care based on specific medical diagnoses designed to achieve predetermined outcomes
Critical pathways AKA Collaborative care plan
activities carried out on the orders or supervision of a licensed physician or other health care provider authorized to write orders for nurses
Dependent Interventions
the process of anticipating and planning for client needs after discharge
Discharge planning
a written or computerized guide that organizes information about the clients care
Formal nursing care plan
a part of a care plan that describes, in terms of observable client responses, what the nurse hopes to achieve by implementing the nursing interventions
Goals/desired outcomes
activities that the nurse is licensed to initiate as a result of the nurse’s own knowledge and skills
Independent interventions
an observable client state, behavior, or self-reported perception or evaluation; similar to desired outcomes in traditional language
Indicator
a plan tailored to meet the unique needs of a specific client–needs that are not addressed by the standardized plan
Individualized exercise prescription
a strategy for action that exists in the nurse’s mind
Informal nursing care plan
a standardized plan that outlines the care required for clients with common, predictable–usually medical–conditions
Multidisciplinary care plan
any treatment, based on clinical judgement and knowledge, that a nurse performs to enhance patient/client outcomes
Nursing Intervention
a taxonomy of nursing actions each of which includes a label, a definition, and a list of activities
Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC)
a taxonomy for describing client outcomes that respond to nursing interventions
Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC)
rules developed to govern the handling of frequently occurring situations
Policies
the process of establishing a preferential order for nursing stragegies
Priority setting
steps used in carrying out policies or activities
Procedures
a predetermined and preprinted plan specifying the procedure to be followed in a particular situation
Protocols
the scientific reason for selecting a specific action
Rationale
a formal plan that specifies the nursing care plan for groups of clients with common needs (ex: all clients with myocardial infarction)
Standardized care plan
an order that may be carried out indefinitely until another order is written to cancel it, or that may be carried out for a specified number of days
Standing Order
actions the nurse carries out in collaboration with other health team members, such as physical therapist, social workers, dietitians, and physicians
Collaborative interventions
