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| Final step in nursing process..sees if patient condition or well being improved |
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| Critical thinking and the Evaluation process |
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Gather objective and subjective data
- patient describes "tender or sore" as symptoms of wound infection.
- wife is able to describe symptoms of "Redness, more swelling around stitches and drainage"
- Patient moves in chair by splinting incision
Review expected outcomes
- describe the signs and symptoms of wound infection
- explain how activity affects wound healing
- demonstrate a dressing change
Were outcomes met?
- Patient and wife described the signs and symptoms of wound infection, able to explain effects of strain from lifting on incision line
- abilty to change dressing will be evaluated further
Reflect on previous clinical experiences
- Tonya has cared for patients who have been able to demonstrate learning following postoperative instruction and has cared for a patient who had difficulty learning until able to practice a skill
Apply critical thinking attitudes
- Tonya instructed the Jacobs with confidence and is being creative in letting Mrs. Jacobs assist with the next dressing change
Apply intellectual standards
- Tanya wants the Jacobs knowledge to be complete and asked Mr. Jacobs about additional wound infection symptoms
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| Nursing-sensitive outcome |
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| Measurable patient or family state, behavior, or perception largely influenced by and sensitive to nursing interventions |
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| Nursing outcome Classification |
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- Identify, label, validate, and classify nurse-sensitive patient outcomes
- To fied test and validate the classification
- Define and test measurement procedures for the outcomes and indicators using clinical data
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Assesment skills and techniques (observations, physiological, measurements, patient interview)
perform them at the point of care when you make a decisions about the patients status and progress
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