3. ATI: 8.Additional Frameworks

Question 1

additional priority setting frameworks

Answer 1

• acute over chronic alterations in health
• urgent over nonurgent needs
• unstable over stable clients

Question 2

acute vs. chronic

Answer 2

• acute needs may pose more of a threat
• chronic needs usually develop over period of time
• attend to alteration in acute phase before they evolve into chronic alteration

Question 3

acute

Answer 3

may pose more of a threat

Question 4

chronic

Answer 4

usually develop over period of time

Question 5

urgent vs. nonurgent

Answer 5

• urgent needs pose more threat to client
• needs become urgent when related to an intervention needed within a specified time
• when caring for a group of clients, attend to the client with the most urgent need first

Question 6

unstable vs. stable

Answer 6

• unstable clients that pose threat to client’s survival
• life-threatening needs often involve airway, breathing, or circulatory status
• client at risk for becoming unstable are higher priority than clients who are stable

Question 7

client care focus

Answer 7

• acute asthma vs. chronic emphysema
• urgent leaking sensation from abdominal wound vs. nonurgent pain medication request
• unstable potassium level vs. stable potassium level