NURS 3400 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Clinical Pathway, Nursing Process, Decision-Making
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End product, a holistic plan of care that addresses the patient"s unique problems and strengths. Occurs when you are performing other nursing process steps. The development of the initial comprehensive care plan. The changes made in the plan, as you evaluate the patients response to care or as you obtain new data and make new nursing diagnoses. The process of planning for self-care and continuity of care after the patient leaves a healthcare setting. All patients need at least some discharge planning not all will need written discharge plans. Will need written discharge: personal characteristics that interfere with self care, disease or treatment characteristics, coexisting illness, social or family factors. Discharge paperwork should show how: maintain functional ability, lengthen the time between hospitalizations, involve all concerned parties in decision making, improve interagency communication, emphasize client and family involvement and interdisciplinary collaboration. The central source of information needed to guide holistic, goal oriented care to address each patients unique needs.
