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Chapter 13: Outcome Identification and Planning

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4 goals of outcome identification include
1. Establish priorities
2. Identify and write expected patient outcomes
3. Select evidence-based nursing interventions
4. Communicate the plan of nursing care
Primary purpose of outcome identification and planning
to create a plan of care that is individualized for the patient and after implementation the outcomes should aide in prevention, reduction, or resolution of a health problem.
A formal plan of care allows a nurse to
-Individualize care that maximizes outcome achievement
-set priorities
-Facilitate communication among nursing personnel and their colleagues
-Promote continuity of high-quality, cost-effective care
-Coordinate care
-Evaluate the patient's responses to nursing care
-Create a record that can be used for evaluation, research, reimbursement, and legal purposes
-Promote the nurse's professional development
A formal plan of care allows a nurse to: Individualize care that maximizes ____________
outcome achievement
A formal plan of care allows a nurse to: set ___________
priorities
A formal plan of care allows a nurse to: Facilitate communication among ______________
nursing personnel and their colleagues
A formal plan of care allows a nurse to: Promote continuity of __________
high-quality, cost-effective care
A formal plan of care allows a nurse to: Coordinate _________
care
A formal plan of care allows a nurse to: Evaluate the patient's responses to ________
nursing care
A formal plan of care allows a nurse to: Create a record that can be used for _____________
evaluation, research, reimbursement, and legal purposes
A formal plan of care allows a nurse to: Promote the nurse's ___________
professional development
A comprehensive plan of care specifies ___________
any routine nursing assistance the patient needs to meet basic human needs (e.g., assistance with hygiene or nutrition) and describes appropriate nursing responsibilities for fulfilling the collaborative and medical plan of care.
To successfully design a plan of care the nurse must
1. Be familiar with the standards and agencies . policies (prioritization, identifying and recording outcomes, evidence-based nursing interventions, etc.
2. Remember that the plan should include the patient's interest in every aspect
3. Keep the "big picture" in mind. On disposition what are the patient's goals and will you interventions lead to those goals.
4.Trust clinical judgment and experience, but don't be afraid to ask for help or collaborate with other members of the healthcare team.
5. Respect clinical intuitions, but make sure the plan of care is supported by research.
6. Recognize personal bias and keep an open mind.
To successfully design a plan of care the nurse must: Be familiar with __________
the standards and agencies . policies (prioritization, identifying and recording outcomes, evidence-based nursing interventions, etc.
To successfully design a plan of care the nurse must: Remember that the plan should include _______________
the patient's interest in every aspect
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