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| a downward or lateral transfer of both the responsibility and accountability of an activity from one individual to another |
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| Collaborative interventions |
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| actions the nurse carries out in collaboration with other health team members, such as physical therapists, social workers, dietitians, and physicians |
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| Critical Pathway/Collaborative Care Plan |
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| multidisciplinary guidelines for client care based on specific medical diagnoses designed to achieve predetermined outcomes |
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| 5. Dependent interventions those activities carried out on the order of the physician, under the physician's supervision, or according to specified routines |
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| the process of anticipating and planning for client needs after discharge |
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| a written or computerized guide that organizes information about the client's care |
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| a part of a care plan that describes in terms of observable client responses, what the nurse hopes to achieve by implementing the nursing interventions |
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| Independent Interventions |
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| activities that the nurse is licensed to initiate as a result of the nurse's own knowledge and skills |
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| an observable patient state, behavior, or self-reported perception or Evaluationsimilar to desired outcomes in traditional language |
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| a plan tailored to meet the unique needs of a specific client--needs that are not addressed by the standardized plan |
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| a strategy for action that exists in the nurse's mind |
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| Multidisciplinary Care Plan |
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| a standardized plan that outlines the care required for clients with common, predictable--usually medical--conditions |
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| any treatments, based upon clinical judgment and knowledge, that a nurse performs to enhance patient/client outcomes |
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| Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) |
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| a taxonomy of nursing interventions developed by the Iowa Intervention Project |
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| instructions written on the care plan to direct the specific nursing activities that help the client achieve desired outcomes/goals |
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| Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) |
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| a taxonomy for describing client outcomes that respond to nursing interventions |
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| rules developed to govern the handling of frequently occurring situations |
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| the process of establishing a preferential order for nursing strategies |
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| steps used in carrying out policies or activities |
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| a predetermined and preprinted plan specifying the procedure to be followed in a particular situation |
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| the scientific reason for selecting a specific action |
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| preprinted guides for giving nursing care of clients with common needs (eg, a nursing diagnosis) |
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| a written document about policies, rules, regulations, or orders regarding client care; give nurses the authority to carry out specific actions under certain circumstances |
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