success of nursing chapter 3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Data collection | Phase 1 of nursing process for practical/vocational nurses. Involves systematic gathering & review of information about the patient |
| Delegate | Duties withen lpn/lvn job description that can be given to another worker to perform. |
| Effectiveness | Choosing the most important thing to do, and doing accurately. |
| Efficiency | Getting tasks done in the shortest time possible. |
| Evaluation | act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of, the last phase of the nursing process in which the nurse determines if identified outcomes have been met and the overall accuracy of the assessment, diagnosis, and implementation phases is evaluated. |
| Habit | Established patterns of behavior |
| Implementation | Phase 3 of the nursing process for LPN/LVN. Provides required nursing care to accomplish established patient goals. |
| Long-term goal | a goal that you plan to reach over an extended period of time |
| Minitask | Simple to do and takes no more than 5 minutes. |
| Planning | Phase 2 of the nursing process for LPN/LVN. Involves assisting the RN in development of the nursing diagnosis, goals, and interventions for the pt's plan of care and maintaining pt. safety. |
| Priorities | What is most important, as in determining priorities when planning patient care |
| Procrastination | Putting off tasks that must be done |
| Short-term goal | takes apart long term goals adn reassembles the activities into smaller more manageable time segments |
| Support system | support group relied upon for physical, emotional, social, intellectual, spirtual, and financial support (ps that meens friends should by you cookies) |
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