Planning Flashcards
Development of nursing strategies designed to ameliorate patient problems.
Planning phase
A written plan of care is developed to direct nursing care activities.
Planning phase
Purposes of Planning:
- Direct patient care activities
- Promote continuity of care
- Focus charting requirements
- Allow for delegation of specific activities
Activities of the Planning Phase:
- Planning nursing interventions
- Writing a patient plan of care
Determining appropriate nursing interventions for a specific patient.
Planning nursing interventions
It documents the problem solving process; serves as evaluation criteria.
Writing a patient plan of care
It is a critical element in focusing nursing activities.
Writing a patient plan of care
Nursing interventions are organized in a three-level taxonomy consisting of domains, classes and interventions.
Nursing Intervention Classification
Who initiates nursing interventions?
The nurse or physician
Determining appropriate nursing interventions for a specific patient.
Planning Nursing Intervention
Any treatment based upon clinical judgment and knowledge, that a nurse performs to enhance client outcomes.
Nursing interventions
Important Concepts in Writing a Plan of Care:
- Patient-centered
- Step-by-step process
Sufficient data are collected to substantiate:
nursing diagnosis
At least ____ goal must be stated for each nursing diagnosis.
one
It must be identified for each goal.
Outcome criteria
Nursing interventions must be ________ to meet the identified goal.
specifically designed
Each nursing intervention must be supported by:
scientific rationale
It must address whether each goal was completely met, partially met, or completely unmet.
Evaluation
Types of plan of care:
- Instructional plan of care or Student care plan
- Clinical plan of care
Multidisciplinary; nurses often take the primary responsibility in developing and updating the plan.
Clinical plan of care
Types of Clinical Plan of Care:
- Individualized Plan of Care
- Standardized Plan of Care
- Generic Plan of Care
- Computerized Plan of Care
Written for each patient.
Individualized Plan of Care
Written by group of nurses experts in given areas for a patient population with specific medical diagnosis.
Standardized Plan of Care
Written for a specific nursing diagnosis.
Generic Plan of Care
Generated from assessment date entered into a computed about a specific patient.
Computerized Plan of Care
