Check Your Understanding Questions
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Explain the importance of establishing priorities during the implementation phase when caring for a patient with multiple chronic conditions.
2
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Explain how indirect care differs from direct care in the implementation phase of the nursing process, and provide an example of each.
3
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Compare and contrast independent and interdependent interventions. Give an example of each.
4
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In the context of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, explain how a nurse would prioritize interventions for a patient experiencing severe back pain and expressing feelings of loneliness.
5
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How does the evaluation phase provide a system for nurses to define, explain, and measure patient care effectively?
6
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Explain the role of the evaluation phase in promoting continuity of care, particularly when a patient is transitioning from hospital to home care.
7
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What methods do nurses use to evaluate a plan of care, and how do these methods contribute to patient outcomes?
8
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Describe the process the nurse uses to analyze conclusions during the evaluation phase and how it affects the decision-making process.
9
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Explain how process evaluations in quality assurance programs contribute to the improvement of patient care.
10
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How can patient satisfaction programs such as HCAHPS lead to changes in hospital policies or practices?
11
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How can nursing-sensitive quality indicators influence nursing practice and patient outcomes?
12
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Identify three DOs and three DON'Ts of accurate and appropriate documentation in nursing.
13
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What does it mean to "chart care, not conflict"? Why is this important?
14
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Provide an example of problem-oriented documentation and explain how it differs from source-oriented documentation.