Chapter 18 Flashcards
collaborative interventions
(aka interdependent interventions) – Therapies that require the combined knowledge, skill, and expertise of multiple health care professionals.
consultation
A process by which you seek the expertise of a specialist such as your nursing instructor, a physician, or a clinical nurse educator to identify ways to handle problems in patient management or the planning and implementation of therapies.
critical pathways
Patient care management plans that provide the multidisciplinary health care team with the activities and tasks to be put into practice sequentially (over time); their main purpose is to deliver timely care at each phase of the care process for a specific type of patient. Clearly defines transition points in patient progress and draws a coordinated map of activities by which the health care team can help to make these transitions as efficient as possible.
dependent nursing interventions
Actions that require an order from a physician or another health care professional.
expected outcome
A measureable criterion to evaluate goal achievement.
goal
A broad statement that describes a desired change in patient’s condition or behavior.
independent nursing interventions
Actions that a nurse initiates.
interdisciplinary care plans
Include contributions from all disciplines involved in patient care.
long-term goal
An objective behavior or response that you expect a patient to achieve over a longer period, usually over several days, weeks, or months.
nursing care plan
Includes nursing diagnoses, goals and/or expected outcomes, specific nursing interventions, and a section for evaluation findings so any nurse is able to quickly identify a patient’s clinical needs and situations.
nursing-sensitive patient outcome
A measureable patient, family, or community state, behavior, or perception largely influenced by and sensitive to nursing interventions.
patient-centered goal
Reflects a patient’s highest possible level of wellness and independence in functions. It is realistic based on patient needs and resources.
planning
Involves setting priorities, identifying patient-centered goals and expected outcomes, and prescribing individualized nursing interventions.
priority setting
The ordering or nursing diagnoses or patient problems using determinations of urgency and/or importance to establish a preferential order for nursing actions.
scientific rationale
The reason that you chose a specific nursing action, based on supportive evidence.
