Fund Of Nrsg 18

Front 1

client-centered goal 18

Back 1

A specific and measurable behavior or response that reflects a client's highest possible level of wellness and independence in function.

Front 2

collaborative interventions 18

Back 2

Therapies that require the combined knowledge, skill and expertise of multiple health care professionals.

Front 3

consultation 18

Back 3

Process in which the help of a specialist is sought to identify ways to handle problems in client management or in the planning and implementation of programs.

Front 4

critical pathways 18

Back 4

Tool used in managed care that incorporates the treatment interventions of caregivers from all disciplines who normally care for a client. Designed for a specific case type, a pathway is used to manage the care of a client throughout a projected length of stay.

Front 5

dependent nursing intervention 18

Back 5

Those actions that require an order from a physician or another health care professional.

Front 6

expected outcome 18

Back 6

Likely condition of a client at the end of therapy or of a disease process, including the degree of wellness and the need for continuing care, medications, support, counseling, or education.

Front 7

goal 18

Back 7

Desired results of nursing actions, set realistically by the nurse and client as part of the planning stage of the nursing process.

Front 8

independent nursing interventions 18

Back 8

Actions that a nurse initiates without direction from a physician or other health care professional.

Front 9

Kardex 18

Back 9

Trade name for card-filing system that allows for quick reference to the particular need of the client for certain aspects of nursing care.

Front 10

long-term goal 18

Back 10

Objective that is expected to be achieved over a longer period of time, usually over weeks or months.

Front 11

nursing care plan 18

Back 11

Written guidelines of nursing care that document specific nursing diagnoses for the client and goals, interventions, and projected outcomes.

Front 12

nursing-sensitive client outcome 18

Back 12

Client outcomes that are directly related to nursing care.

Front 13

planning 18

Back 13

Process of designing interventions to achieve the goals and outcomes of health care delivery.

Front 14

priority setting 18

Back 14

The order of nursing diagnoses using notations of urgency and/or importance, in order to establish a preferential order for nursing actions.

Front 15

scientific rationale 18

Back 15

The order of nursing diagnoses using notations of urgency and/or importance, in order to establish a preferential order for nursing actions.

Front 16

short-term goal 18

Back 16

Objective that is expected to be achieved in a short period of time, usually less than a week.