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Fundamentals of Nursing
Chapter 7 - Nursing Process
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
09/20/2010

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oPlanning for Implementation Phase

Definition
o Check your knowledge and abilities
o Organize your work
o Establish feedback points
o Prepare supplies and equipment
o Prepare the client
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o Implementation Phase

Definition
o Doing, Delegating and Recording
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o        Implementing the Plan

Definition
o Use cognitive, interpersonal, and psychomotor skills

o Promote client participation

o Coordinate care
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o        What About Delegation and Supervision?

Definition
o Transferring responsibility while retaining accountability

o Includes supervision
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  •      Delegation

o        You cannot delegate:

Definition
o Any intervention that requires independent, specialized, nursing knowledge, skill, or judgment

-Monitoring skin
-dressing changes
-give meds - med aide only
-initial vitals
-follow up after procedure
-anything that uses the nursing process, critical thinking skills, or nursing assessment.
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o        Five Rights of Delegation

Definition
o Right task-can they do it? Require teaching? Black and white?
o Right circumstance-does nurse need to perform intervention to assess for goal?
o Right person-Competency and trust of person
o Right direction/ communication-are we specific?
o Right supervision-you are essentially responsible and your liscense is on the line. be sure to follow up and ensure it was done and done correctly.
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o        Documentation

Definition
o The final step of implementation

o Records the nursing activities and the client’s response
- Do ASAP after you leave patient's room. Chart what you did as well as their response.
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o        Evaluation

Definition
o The final step of the nursing process
o Evaluate:
o Client’s progress toward goals
o Effectiveness of nursing care plan
o Quality of care in the health-care setting
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o        How Are Standards and Criteria Used in Evaluation?

Definition
o ANA standards include a set of criteria to help describe the standard
o Criteria: measurable characteristics, properties, attributes, or qualities
o Reliable
o Valid
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o        Types of Evaluation: What is Being Evaluated?

Definition
o Structure

o Process

o Outcomes
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o        Types of Evaluation: Frequency and Time of Evaluation

Definition
o Ongoing- at every contact with patient

o Intermittent-specific times

o Terminal-at time of discharge
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o        How Do I Evaluate Client Progress?

Definition
o Review outcomes

o Collect reassessment data

o Judge goal achievement

o Record the evaluative statement

o Evaluate collaborative problems
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o        Evaluating and Revising the Care Plan

Definition
o Relate outcome to interventions


o Draw conclusions about problem status


o Revise the care plan
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o        Checklist for Evaluating the Care Plan

Definition
o Review assessment

o Review diagnosis

o Review planning outcomes

o Review planning interventions

o Review implementation
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o        Reflecting Critically About Evaluation: Thinking About Your Thinking

Definition
o Inquiring
o Noticing content
o Analyzing assumptions
o Reflecting skeptically
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o        Common Errors of Evaluation

Definition
o Failing to evaluate systematically


o Failing to record results


o Failing to use reassessment data to reexamine and modify the care plan
Term

o        Evaluating Quality of Care in a Health-Care Setting

Definition
o Quality Assurance (QA) goal:
o To evaluate and improve care provided in the health-care setting

o QA involves evaluation of:
o Structures, outcomes, and processes
Term
Structure Evaluation
Definition
focuses on the setting in which care is provided.It explores the effect of organizational characteristics on the quality of care.
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Process Evaluation
Definition
focuses on the manner in which care is given- the activities performed by the nurses. I explores whter the care was relevant to patient needs, appropriate, complete, and timely.
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Outcomes Evaluation
Definition
Focuses on demonstrable changes in the patients health status that result from the care given.
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