The Nursing Process

Question 1

What is Care Planning?

Answer 1

The process of reorganisation of a patients actual and potential problems and selecting interventions to assist in addressing those problems

Question 2

What is a Care Plan?

Answer 2

A written record of care planning process and is used as a tool in several situations to facilitate care to patients, its the thinking, preparation, and care plans which are the result of the action or proposed action

Question 3

What is the Nursing Diagnosis?

Answer 3

When the nurse is making a diagnosis of the patients individual needs based on its care requirements gathered by a systemic approach, this approach being a patient assessment
It’s not concerned with making any judgement on disease but concentrating on the nursing intervention needed to provide the patient the most appropriate care

Question 4

What should be considered when assessing a patient?

Answer 4

Eating habits - frequency, volume, allergies
Drinking habits - frequency, volume
Toileting patterns - frequency, volume
Behaviours - stress, aggression, normal
Language and commands
Weight
Medical history
Full examination

Question 5

What is Subjective Data?

Answer 5

Observation of certain behaviours, recognise patterns and responses, this is adhered from the patient

Question 6

What is Objective Data?

Answer 6

It is collected through clinical skill, it is factual and measurable data
Eg. Heart rate, respiration rate, temperature

Question 7

What is the Assessment Stage?

Answer 7

It clearly sets out the needs of the individual patient and once done, care can be given to

Question 8

What are the Steps of an Assessment?

Answer 8

Collect information necessary to the individual patient systematically from your own observations, other team members and the owner
Review collected information
Identify actual and potential problems
Identify priorities in problems

Question 9

What are Considerations for Assessments?

Answer 9

We must consider the most appropriate time to carry out an assessment
Methods to be used including face-to-face, telephone or questionnaire
Ensure owners are clear this is a vital stage for clients care and will be helpful for discharge care

Question 10

What is a Model of Nursing?

Answer 10

It provides framework of key pointers regarding patient assessment, care planning, types of interventions that are appropriate and evaluation

Question 11

What is the Ability Model?

Answer 11

The only model of care for patients in veterinary practice no matter the species
The assessment phase focuses on the abilities for individual animals

Question 12

What is Orpet & Jeffery?

Answer 12

It displays an animals ability to carry out normal abilities

Question 13

What is Orem?

Answer 13

It displays an animals self-care abilities

Question 14

What is Roper, Logan & Tierney?

Answer 14

It displays factors influencing the activities of living

Question 15

What is the outcome for the Assessment Phase?

Answer 15

Gaining an understanding of patients normal routine and their needs which can be assisted through nursing care, also identifies the abilities of self care essentials which they can or cannot carry out

Question 16

What are the aims of the Planning Stage?

Answer 16

To overcome identified problems in the assessment stage
To prevent potential problems becoming actual problems
To relieve problems that cannot be solved
To prevent reoccurrence of a treated problem and maintain comfort even when death is inevitable
It lists the actions required to achieve the goals that are set

Question 17

Why is Goal Setting important?

Answer 17

To solve actual problems
To prevent potential problems developing and relieve problems with no solutions
We must consider if it is a short-term or long-term goal that is to be set

Question 18

What is Implementation?

Answer 18

When the nursing interventions are carried out and communication is vital to ensure standard of care is maintained
Additionally all observations, decisions and outcomes must be recorded

Question 19

What is Evaluation?

Answer 19

When an assessment of the achievement goals is carried out and when the effectiveness of the interventions set based on nursing records, observations and monitoring, and the information from the VS is reviewed

Question 20

What should be considered following Evaluation?

Answer 20

Reassessment of patients needs is carried out and interventions will be carried out if necessary
- Intervention stopped as goal has been met
- Intervention continued as patient improving but goal has not been reached yet
- Intervention altered to be more effective