Yoost Chapter 9: Implementation and Evaluation

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dependent nursing interventions
tasks the nurse undertakes that are within the nursing scope of practice but require the order of a physician or PCP to be implemented
direct care
interventions that are carried out by having personal contact w/ patients
evaluation
examination of goal or outcome attainment by focusing on the patient and patient's response to nursing interventions
implementation
initiation of appropriate interventions designed to meet the unique needs of each patient
independent nursing interventions
tasks within the nursing scope of practice that the nurse may undertake without a physician or PCP order; activities nurses are licensed to initiate
indirect care
nursing interventions that are performed to benefit patients but don't involve face-to-face nurse-patient contact
activities of daily living (ADLs)
tasks undertaken on regular basis --> eating, dressing, bathing, toiling, ambulation
counseling
process through which individuals use professional guidance to address personal conflicts or emotional problems
referrals
sending a patient to another member of the interdisciplinary health care team or agency for a consultation or other services
advocacy
supporting & working on behalf of patients or people for whom they have concern
delegationtransfer of responsibility for performing a task to another person while the nurse who delegated the task still remains accountableright task, right circumstance, right person, right direction/communication, right supervision/evaluation5 rights of delegationstanding orderspre-approved standardized physician order set, what you can do in the case of a physician being absentcheck PCP orders, patient's allergies, expiration date of medication3 checks of medication administrationright dose, route, time, medication, patient, documentation6 rights of medication administrationquality improvement (QI)formal way to look at patient & treatment outcomes and to determine what can be done differently to affect a situation in a positive waycollaborative interventionsactions nurse carries out in collaboration with other health team members due to overlapping responsibilities of health care teamEBPevidence based practiceclinical pathwayflow diagram telling you what to do/not to do for everything that might happenprotocoltells you what to do, often found within policies & proceduresphysical carewhat we physically do for the patientinformal counselingworking with patients to come up with ideas about how to handle thingsQIquality improvementquality improvementpurpose is to improve processes so care can be improved, focus on process & not people