Unit Test #3 Flashcards
Dental Hygiene process of care
Assessment Dental hygiene diagnosis Planning Implementation Evaluation
Concept Cohesion
Data - Classify - Analyze - Synthesize
An effective dental hygienist needs more than just clinical skills but also
Interpersonal skills are needed for objective data collection.
Client care must be ____ to each client.
Unique
Assessments include:
Interviewing the client.
Allow DH to fill in caps for overall health.
A complete assessment determines 6 factors
Health status.
Risks.
Disease severity.
Contradiction to care-giver necessity for medical consultation.
Necessity 4 medical consultation.
Considerations for Med emergency prevention.
Assessment helps determine _______
Plan of care
Planning includes:
Create realistic goals.
Select intervention
Establish priorities.
Write the care plan.
Who determines goals, priorities and interventions?
Client and you.
When client and you determine goals, priorities and interventions what four things are accomplished?
Goals are set.
Intervention identification.
Priorities establish.
Care plan documented.
In order for a plan of care to be understandable it must be….
Specific.
Where must client plan of care be identified?
In clients file. (CDHA rule)
In order to make a goal these things must be in place.
Client input, timeline (long/short term).
Implementation
Carrying out of care plan. (OSC = overall self care)
Evaluation
Measures extent of goals achieve by client and DH.
Must compare to current status.
Must use objective data)
Subjective observations
Interpretation of what I see and hear.
Objective observations
Absolute measurements and recordings.
Psychomotor
Clients current oral hygiene skill.
Affective
How client feels about oral health (attitude)
Dental hygienists are required to…
track measurable outcomes, document.
Calibration
Assures measurement consistency with ourselves and colleagues.
Intra-examiner reliability
Ability to measure colleagues and yourself.
Gold standard
Choose one person in the practice. Choose one method. Discuss and define method. Demonstrate. Measure collaboration.
Standardization
Choose one method.
Discuss and define the method.
Demonstrate.
Practise/repeat until everyone is in sync.
