Evaluation -
Determination of the extent to which established patient goals have been achieved.
Evaluative measures -
Assessment skills and techniques (observations, physiological measurements, patient interview).
Nursing-sensitive outcome -
Outcomes tha...
Nursing-sensitive outcome -
Outcomes that are within the scope of nursing practice; consequences or effects of
nursing interventions that result in changes in the patient's symptoms, functional status,
safety, psychological distress, or costs.
Standard of care -
Minimum level of care accepted to ensure high-quality care to patients. Defines the
types of therapies typically administered to patients with defined problems or needs.
Unmet outcome -
Reveals that the patient has not responded to interventions as planned as a result the
nurse changes the plan of care by trying different therapies or changing the frequency or
approach of existing therapies.
Goal -
An expected behavior or response that indicates resolution of a nursing diagnosis or
maintenance of a health state. It is a summary statement of what will be accomplished when
the patient has met all expected outcomes.
Expected outcome -
An end result that is measurable, desirable, and observable, and translates into
observable patient behaviors. It is a measure that tells you if the interventions applied in
patient care led to successful goal achievement.
Outcomes -
Statements of progressive, step-by-step physical, emotional, or behavioral responses
that the patient needs to accomplish to achieve the goals of care.
Nursing Outcomes Classification -
Offers a language for the evaluation step of the nursing process and is a valuable
resource for selecting outcomes.
Intent of assessment -
To identify which, if any, problems exist
Intent of evaluation -
To determine if the known problems have remained the same, improved, worsened, or
otherwise changed.
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, Appropriateness -
Based on the standard of care for a patient's health problem
Standard of care -
The minimum level of care accepted to ensure high quality of care to patients.
Demonstration -
Requires you to show a patient how a skill is performed rather than simply telling the
patient how to perform it.
Nursing process -
A systematic, problem-solving approach to individualize patient care, but there are
many factors affecting each patient with health care problems.
Activities of daily living (ADLs) -
Activities usually performed in the course of a normal day in a patient's life such as
eating, dressing, bathing, brushing the teeth, or grooming.
Adverse reaction -
Any harmful, unintended effect of a medication, diagnostic test, or therapeutic
intervention.
Clinical practice guidelines -
A systematically developed set of statements that helps nurses, physicians, and other
health care providers make decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical
situations.
Counseling -
Problem-solving method used to help patient recognize and manage stress and enhance
interpersonal relationships. It helps patients examine alternatives and decided which choices
are most helpful and appropriate.
Direct care -
Interventions are treatments performed through interactions with patients.
Implementation -
Initiation and completion of the nursing actions necessary to help the patient achieve
health care goals.
Indirect care -
Interventions are treatments performed away from the patient but on behalf of the
patient or group of patients.
Instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) -
Activities necessary for independence in society beyond eating, grooming,
transferring, and toileting; include such skills as shopping, preparing meals, banking, and
taking medications.
LIfesaving measures -
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