NSE 11A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Nursing Care Plan, Nursing Diagnosis, Time Signature
21 Jan 2017
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Planning: a category of nursing behavior in which a nurse sets client-centered goals, outlines expected outcomes, plans nursing interventions, and selects interventions hat will resolve the client"s problems and achieve the goals and outcomes. High priority: sometimes both physiological and psychological and may address other basic human needs. Immediate priority: nonemergency, non-life-threatening needs of the client. Low priority: not always directly related to a specific illness or prognosis but affect the client"s future well-being: three phases of planning nursing care: Initial: development of a preliminary plan of care after admission assessment and initial selection of nursing diagnoses. Important in addressing nursing diagnoses and collaborative problems in order to hasten problem resolution. Ongoing: continuous updating of the client"s plan of care. Discharge: anticipation and preparation for meeting the client"s needs after discharge. Should begin upon admission or when care begins. Critical thinking in establishing goals and expected outcomes.
