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| Step of the nursing process, nursing actions planned in previous step are carried out. (ACTION) |
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| As "any treatment based upon clinical judgment and knowledge that a nurse performs to enhance patient/client outcomes". |
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| Nurse-Initiated Interventions |
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| or independent nursing actions, involve carrying out nurse-prescribed interventions resulting from their assessment of patientneeds written on the nursing plan of care, as well as any other actions that nurses initiate without direction or supervision of another healthcare professional. |
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| are written plans that detail the nursing activities to be executed in specific situations. |
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| That empower the nurse to initiate actions that ordinarily require the order or supervision of a physcian. Pg. 292 |
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| Physican-Initiated Intervention |
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| or dependent nursing actions, involve carrying out physcian-prescribed orders. |
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| Collaborative Interventions |
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| or interdependent nursing actions, are those performed jointly by nurses and other members of the healthcare team. |
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| To be sure that each nursing intervention is supported by a sound scientific rationale. See chapter 5. |
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| Unlicensed Assistive Personnel |
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| Are individuals who are trained to function in an assistive role to a licensed RN in the provision of patient activities as delegated by and under the supervision of the registered professional nurse. |
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| is the transfer of responsibility for the performance of an activity to another individual while retaining accountability for the outcome. |
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