Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing

Identifying the personal needs of the patient = Recognizing the individual requirements of patients and the role of nurses in fulfilling them Establishing standards for hospital management = Setting up guidelines for the administration of healthcare facilities Instituting occupational and recreational therapy = Initiating therapeutic activities and hobbies for patient recovery Maintaining accurate records = Recognized as the beginnings of nursing research

Health = A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being Illness = A state of being sick or in poor health Nutrition = The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth Continuing education for nurses = The process of ongoing learning to maintain and enhance nursing practice

Professional Nursing Organizations = Entities that sets standards for practice and education in nursing Nursing Education = The process through which individuals are trained to become nurses Nursing as a respected occupation for women = The recognition and elevation of nursing as a dignified profession for women Nursing Research = The systematic inquiry to develop trustworthy evidence about issues of importance to the nursing profession

<p>Assessment = Systematically collect patient data Diagnosis = Clearly identify patient strengths and actual and potential problems Planning = Develop a holistic plan of individualized care that specifies the desired patient goals and related outcomes Implementing = Execute the care plan</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>American Nurses Association = A national organization that advocates for nurses and the nursing profession National League of Nurses = An organization that promotes excellence in nursing education to build a strong and diverse nursing workforce American Association of Colleges of Nursing = A national voice for academic nursing representing nursing schools at universities and four-year colleges National Student Nurses Association = An organization dedicated to fostering the professional development of nursing students</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Initial database = Communicates a 'real sense' of the patient that makes possible individualized care Focused assessment = Data are recorded for each patient problem Nursing diagnosis = Derived from an accurate and validated interpretation of a cluster of significant patient data or 'cues' Evaluative statements = Recorded on the care plan to document the patient's level of outcome achievement at targeted times</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Conceptual framework = A group of concepts that follows an understandable pattern Dependent variable = The variable being studied, determined as a result of a study Prescriptive theories = Address nursing interventions and the consequences of those interventions; they are designed to control, promote, and change clinical nursing practice. Adherence = The extent to which a person's behavior corresponds with the agreed-upon recommendations from a health care provider</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Accreditation = The process by which an educational program is evaluated and recognized as having met certain standards. Hypothesis = Statement of relationships between the independent and dependent variables that the researcher expects to find Cognitive Learning = Involves the storing and recalling of new knowledge in the brain Noncompliance = Refers to the extent to which a patient's behavior does not coincide with the clinical advice</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Deficient knowledge = If the patient lacks the required knowledge, attitudes, or skills to support health promotion, you should diagnose the deficiency. Ineffective health management = A situation where a patient is unable to manage health practices to achieve wellness. Self-care deficit = A situation where a patient is unable to perform self-care activities. Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements = A situation where a patient's nutritional intake is not sufficient to meet the body's requirements.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Assess learning needs = Develop a teaching plan Develop learning outcomes = Implement teaching plan Implement teaching plan = Evaluate learning Evaluate learning = Assess learning needs</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>High-level wellness and related self-care practices = Quick recovery from trauma or illness with minimal or no complications Disease prevention or early detection = Patient and family acceptance of the lifestyle changes associated with illness or disability Quick recovery from trauma or illness with minimal or no complications = Enhanced ability to adjust to developmental lifestyle changes and acute, chronic, and terminal illness Enhanced ability to adjust to developmental lifestyle changes and acute, chronic, and terminal illness = Disease prevention or early detection</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>C: Creativity = Help the family learn how to plan for future problems and how to develop contingency plans that reduce uncertainty O: Optimism = Help the family caregivers learn how to view the caregiving situation with confidence P: Planning = Help the family overcome obstacles to carrying out health care management and learning how to generate alternatives E: Expert Information = Help the family learn how to obtain expert information from health care providers about what to do in specific situations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>NOT CHARTED, NOT DONE = A legal principle in nursing stating that if an action was not documented, it was not performed PICOT = A mnemonic derived from the elements of a clinical research question – patient, intervention, comparison, outcome and time Quality Improvement (QI) = A systematic and continuous process that leads to measurable improvements in the healthcare setting HEALTHCARE EFFECTIVENESS DATA AND INFORMATION SET (HEDIS) = A tool used by more than 90% of U.S. health plans to measure performance in important dimensions of care and service</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nursing shortage = Inadequate number of nurses to implement new ideas Acuity level of patients = Complexity or severity of patient conditions affecting implementation of new practices Insufficient time to read research = Lack of time preventing nurses from staying updated with latest research Organizational culture that does not support change = Resistance from the healthcare organization in adopting new practices</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>RELIABLE CARE ACCOUNTABILITY MATRIX (RCAM) = Designed to standardize the evidence-based interventions critical to quality tactics used across the system to meet quality goals IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY AND SAFETY = A national focus to establish, create leadership, research, tools, and protocols to enhance our knowledge about safety Differentiates nursing from other disciplines and activities = Provides a means of testing knowledge through research and for expanding nursing's knowledge base to meet the health care needs of patients in an ever-changing society Concepts = Identifies and defines interrelated ideas important in nursing and states the relationships between them</p> Signup and view all the answers