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Adult Health -Queens University, Charlotte, NC
Exam One - Lemone Chapter 1,2
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Nursing
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05/12/2012

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Term
IOM Core Competencies
Definition
Patricia Was Employed, Quite Useless
P - Patient-centered care
W - Work in interdisciplinary team
E - Employ best practices
Q - Quality Improvement
U - Utilize informatics
Term
Nursing Diagnosis: 3 categories
Definition
Actual nursing diagnoses
Potential (or risk) nursing diagnoses
Collaborative Problems
Term
Collaborative Problems
Definition
A health problem that requires both medical and nursing interventions.
This is a problem that is "shared" with another discipline
Nurses monitor for and intervene to reduce complications
Term
Writing a Nursing Diagnosis
Definition
PES
Problem- NANDA label
Etiology- "related to" factors
S/S - defining characteristics, AEB or AMB
Term
Evaluation
Definition
Only an RN can do this
Does NOT relate to each intervention implemented.
One overall statement for each problem that related directly to goal or outcome.
Goal met, goal partially met, goal not met
Term
Which type of problem is it?
Definition
Identify the problem
Can the nurse treat this problem independently?
Yes - Nursing diagnosis
No - Collaborative problem
Term
Differences between Nursing Diagnosis and Collaborative Problems
Definition
ND - ONLY the nurse prescribes the treatment
CP - treatment comes from both nursing and medicine or other discipline
Term
Collaborative Problem Format
Definition
Potential Complication (PC)
Term
Collaborative Problem Examples
Definition
MI - PC: Dysrythmia
Loop Diuretic - PC: Hypokalemia
Cardiac Catheterization - PC: Hemorrhage
Term
Guidelines for Outcomes/Goals
Definition
Realistic statement that is Client/Family focused
This will be realistic for while I am with the patient.
Behaviorally stated AND measurable
Each goal must have a timeline
Preference is for a 24-hour plan NOT my shift, same day
Use measurable words
Term
Measurable Words for Nursing Diagnosis
Definition
Verbalizes
States
Performs
Demonstrates
Lists
Term
Goal for Collaborative Problem
Nurse Focused
Example:
Definition
PC - Pneumonia
Goal: "The nurse will monitor to detect symptoms of pneumonia and communicate/collaborate with the health care team DHS"
Term
Educational Domains
Definition
Cognitive
Psychomotor
Affective
Term
Illness prevention
Definition
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Term
Primary Prevention
Definition
Generalized health promotion activities
Specific actions that prevent or delay occurrence of a disease
Term
Primary Prevention
Examples
Definition
Reduce exposure to environmental risks
Eating nutritional foods
Obeying seat belt laws
Practicing safe sex
Obtaining immunizations
Genetic screenings
Eliminating the use of alcohol and tobacco
Term
Secondary Prevention
Definition
Activities that emphasize early diagnosis and treatment of an illness to stop the pathologic process and enable person to return to his/her former state of health ASAP.
Term
Secondary Prevention
Examples
Definition
Disease screening: diabetes, hypertension, glaucoma
DIagnostic tests for cancer
Breast/testicular self-exam
TB skin tests
Specific treatment for illness
Term
Tertiary Prevention
Definition
Focus is on stopping the disease process and returning the affected individual to a useful place in society within the constraints of the disability.
Term
Tertiary Prevention
Examples
Definition
Obtaining medical or surgical treatment for an illness
Enrolling in rehab for head injuries, strokes, etc.
Joining work training programs following illness/injury
Term
Nursing is concerned with:
Medicine is concerned with:
Definition
Nursing: illness
Medicine: Disease
Term
Illness
Definition
Response a person has to a disease
Term
Disease
Definition
Medical term describing alterations in structure and function of the body or mind.
Term
WHO definition of health
Definition
"State of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."
Term
Holistic Health Care
Definition
All aspects of a person: physical, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual, and intellectual, are considered as essential components of individualized care.
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