NR226 Fundamentals – Patient Care
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Introduction of Disease
Age and reason for hospitalization (medical diagnosis):
Nursing concept that is connected to reason for hospitalization:
Brief review of underlying pathophysiology:
Functional changes that can happen as part of the disorder.
Complications that can happen as part of the disorder.
Scholarly in text citation(s) to support information.
Safety-Communication-Infection
Control
Communication elements:
Safety concerns:
Infection control practices:
Assessment: Recognize/Identify
cues
Identified cues:
• Cue 1
• Cue 2
• Cue 3
• Cue 4
• Psychosocial Cue
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Nursing Diagnosis: Analyze Cues/
Prioritize Hypothesis
Cue/ area of concern that is high priority:
Cue/ area of concern that is medium priority:
Cue/ area of concern that focuses on psychosocial problem/need:
Rationale for why these areas of concern/cues were chosen and prioritized as high, medium
or psychosocial and how they connect to the client:
Planning: Generating Solutions
and
Implementation: Taking Action
Cue/area of concern that is high priority:
S.M.A.R.T. goal:
Rationale for goal:
Client specific intervention:
Cue/area of concern that is medium priority:
S.M.A.R.T. goal:
Rationale for goal:
Client specific intervention:
Cue/area of concern that is psychosocial:
S.M.A.R.T. goal:
Rationale for goal:
Client specific intervention:
Evaluation: Evaluating Outcomes
Explain if goals were met or not:
Supportive evidence:
Changes needed to achieve goals in the future:
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References