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Reviewing a medication order is considered what type of action?
Determining when to turn a patient in bed is considered what type of action?
Obtaining the patient's medical history is considered what type of action?
Collaborating with the prescriber on when to give a medication is considered what type of action?
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Formulating an appropriate nursing diagnosis is considered what type of action?
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Determining the frequency of drug administration is considered what type of action?
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Nurses use the nursing process to?
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An important aspect of the framework of the nursing process is that it uses?
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List in order the steps used in the nursing process:
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The nurse considers the patient's psychosocial and cultural needs during which step of the nursing process?
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The nurse uses which step of the nursing process to detect any potential complications?
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Nurses perform the task of patient assessment to determine?
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The initial assessment is performed on a patient to identify patient problems based on defining characteristics, as well as to identify?
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Important information that the nurse gathers during the assessment of a patient includes?
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Gordon's Functional Health Patterns Model is an example of what kind of assessment?
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The nurse needs to assess the patient in the hospital for therapeutic effects, side effects, and potential drug interactions during which time?
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An example of an approved NANDA diagnosis for a patient with a respiratory illness would be?
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NANDA diagnoses are part of the nursing language that describes?
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When writing the nursing diagnosis for medication therapy, the nurse will describe the expected outcomes from the prescribed medications based on the?
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The nurse analyzes the data collected from the patient assessment to identify signs and symptoms that will be addressed under the nursing diagnosis, these are the?
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When formulating the nursing diagnosis in relation to medications, the nurse will need to identify the?
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Two types of nursing diagnoses that apply to all types of medication therapies are?
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The nursing diagnosis differs from the medical diagnosis because the medical diagnosis identifies alterations in structure and function.
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Three components of the nursing diagnosis are?
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When nurses use evidence-based practice changes for planning nursing care, they are incorporating?
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The goal of evidence-based practice is to improve patient outcomes by using?
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Discontinuing the use of antiembolism stockings because recent studies have shown them to be ineffective is an example of?
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The four phases of the planning process include?
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Nursing interventions identify specific nursing actions, while measurable goal statements identify specific?
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It is important for nurses to include the patient and appropriate significant others in decision-making when formulating therapeutic patient outcomes because it will help to?
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The nurse will identify the therapeutic outcomes of the medications given by?
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Maslow's subcategories of human needs are used in the planning process during the?
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The five levels of needs identified by Maslow's hierarchy include?
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Which level of Maslow's hierarchy would be a priority when planning nursing care?
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The nurse is performing a dependent nursing action in which scenario?
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The nurse is performing an interdependent nursing action in which scenario?
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The nurse is performing an independent nursing action in which scenario?
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The sources that nurses use to obtain a medication history include?
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When discussing the medication history with a patient, the nurse will ask the patient to identify current medications and drug allergies, as well as?
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The nurse can use primary, secondary, and tertiary sources to gain information to complete the medication history. When the nurse obtains vital signs to use as monitoring parameters later, it is considered?
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The medication history that the nurse records includes?
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The nursing process is?
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Study Notes
Medication Orders and Nursing Actions
- Reviewing medication orders qualifies as an independent nursing action, allowing nurses to evaluate and confirm prescriptions.
- Determining when to turn a patient in bed is also classified as an independent nursing action.
- Obtaining a patient’s medical history is an independent nursing action, critical for comprehensive care.
Collaboration and Nursing Diagnoses
- Collaborating with the prescriber regarding medication timing is considered an interdependent nursing action.
- Formulating an appropriate nursing diagnosis is classified as an independent nursing action, ensuring tailored patient care.
Drug Administration and Nursing Process
- Determining the frequency of drug administration falls under dependent nursing actions, guided by physician orders.
- The nursing process serves as a framework for consistent nursing actions, fostering systematic patient care.
Steps of the Nursing Process
- Steps in the nursing process include Assessment, Nursing Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation.
- Psychosocial and cultural needs of the patient are considered during the Nursing Diagnosis step.
Planning and Patient Assessment
- Planning involves detecting potential complications, ensuring proactive patient management.
- Patient assessments identify responses to treatments, adverse medication effects, and risk factors.
Initial Assessment and Gordon's Model
- The initial assessment pinpoints patient problems and identifies risk factors and adverse responses.
- Gordon's Functional Health Patterns Model uses a comprehensive approach, addressing sociocultural, psychological, spiritual, and developmental needs.
Therapeutic Effects and NANDA Diagnoses
- Nurses assess patients throughout hospitalization to monitor therapeutic effects, side effects, and potential drug interactions.
- Examples of NANDA diagnoses for respiratory illness include impaired gas exchange and ineffective airway clearance.
Components of Nursing Diagnosis
- NANDA diagnoses encompass syndrome nursing diagnosis, risk/high-risk nursing diagnosis, wellness nursing diagnosis, and health promotion diagnosis.
- Nursing diagnosis differs from medical diagnosis by focusing on nursing problems rather than alterations in structure and function.
Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing
- Evidence-based practice enhances patient outcomes through the implementation of validated research.
- Discontinuing ineffective practices, such as antiembolism stockings based on recent studies, exemplifies evidence-based nursing practice.
Planning Process and Maslow's Hierarchy
- The planning process includes setting priorities, developing measurable goals, identifying related factors, and formulating nursing interventions.
- Maslow's hierarchy identifies five levels of needs, with physiological needs prioritized in nursing care.
Independent, Dependent, and Interdependent Actions
- Examples of dependent action: administering a patient's medication as directed by the physician.
- Interdependent action occurs when collaborating with physical therapists for patient exercises.
- Independent actions might include patient education on medication use or performing assessments.
Sources for Medication History
- Medication history sources encompass objective data (e.g., family information), subjective data (e.g., patient reports), electronic records, and professional consultations.
- Important aspects of medication history include current medications, allergies, OTC and herbal products, and substance use.
General Nursing Process Overview
- The nursing process underpins clinical practice, guiding nurses through patient care interventions and providing a structured approach to patient management.
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