chapter 14
Evidence-Based Practice
What is integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research
Evaluating
What is when the nurse and patient together measure how well the patient has achieved the outcomes specified in the plan of care
Problem-oriented medical record
what is organized around a patient's problems rather than around sources of information
Jean Piaget's Theory
what is a theory of cognitive development which is described in 4 stages (sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational)
guided imagery
what is focusing on evoking pleasant images to replace negative or stressful feelings and to promote relaxation
Trough level
what is the point when the drug is at its lowest concentration indicating the rate of elimination
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel
What are people who are trained to function in an assistive role to the RN in the provision of activities as delegated by and under the RN supervision
Intuitive Thinking
Source-oriented record
what is a paper format in which each health care group keeps data o its own separate form
Erik Erikson
who expanded on Freud's work; distinct stages characterized by the achievement of developmental goals that are affected by the social environment and significant others; 8 stages
Therapeutic Touch
What is the se of the hands on or near the body with the intent to help or heal
Therapeutic range
Organizing Resources
Outcome organization
what are categorized based on the type pf change needed by a patient; cognitive/psychomotor/affective
Focus Charting
what is bringing the focus of car4e back to the patient and patient's concerns
Havighurst
Believed that living and growing are based on learning and that a person must continuously learn to adjust to changing conditions; 6 phase
Acupuncture
What increases or decreases the flow of qi which contributes to healing
Adverse effect
what are undesirable effects other than the intended therapeutic effect of a drug
Implementation
Charting by Exception (CBE)
what is a shorthand documentation method that makes use of well-defined standards of practice (only significant findings or exceptions to these standards are documented)
Growth
What is the increase in body size or changes in cell structure, function, and complexity
aromatherapy
what is using essential oils of plants as therapy to improve physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being
PRN order
what are medications that are given to a patient upon request
Protocol
what are written plans that detail the nursing activities to be executed in specific situations
Confidentiality
What is one of the guidelines to consider for documentation
Development
What is a dynamic and continuous process as ones proceeds through life characterized by ascents, plateaus, and declines
therapeutic massage
what is an assortment of techniques that involve manipulation of soft tissues of the body
STAT order
what is a single order carried out immediately
Standing Order
What allow nurses to initiate actions that ordinarily require the order or supervision of a physician
holism
what is the focus on connections and interactions between parts of the whole