List 4 stages of the nursing process
Assess, plan, implement, evaluate
Service user involvement is intergral aspect of the nursing processwhat is services involvement? How can the nurse promote service user involvement? Identify two benefits of service user involvement?
Involving the services users in their own care by asking questions about their own holistic needs and including them when evaluating their care. This can lead to empowerment, autonomy, promotion of dignity and independence making the service user feel valued.
What is the nursing process
The nursing process is a dynamic process it is flexible adaptable and ever changing process
What are the aims
Ensures holistic care is delivered, promotes Good quality of life, better health outcomes assessment of patient focused using the activities of daily living to fully assess needs
How do nurses gather information
Observation nurse can assess a patient mood if their happy distressed or agitated, lucidity also through patient skin if pale clammy if they have any skin condition like a pressure sores or if they short of breath
Asking questions about su to su, family members, friends and other health care professionals adls, medical history, pre existing conditions
Checking vital signs blood pressure pulse temperature response rate nurse must establish the patients baseline reading. This allows the nurse to monitor any fluctuations that occur.
Nursing handover nurse to nurse sharing of patients information from previous 24 hours nurse starting shift has to date knowledge of any changes or issues with individual patients.
What does smart stand for
Specific measurable achievable relevant time
What is a care plan
A care plan is a legal document all services users are entitled to a care plan. The care plan sets out the services users care goals and outlines how care should be delivered so that the care goals are achieved. A care plan ensures that holistic needs are met. It also ensures continuity of care.
Benefits of evaluation stage
Identify care that is effective and that is proving to be ineffective.
Allows the nurse ceased ineffective care and to alter the care plan so that improvements can be made
What are skills and qualities required for evaluation
Competence, communication skills time management observation skills problem solving flexible and adaptable
