Planning 13

Question 1

Informal nursing care plan

Answer 1

A strategy for action that exists in the nurses mind

Question 2

Formal nursing plan

Answer 2

Written or computerized guide that organizes information about the clients care

Question 3

Standardized care plan

Answer 3

Formal plan that specifies the nursing care for groups with common needs

Question 4

Individualized care plan

Answer 4

Tailored to meet the unique needs of a specific client

Question 5

Standing orders

Answer 5

Give nurses authority to carry out specific actions under curtain circumstances

Question 6

Multidisciplinary care plan

Answer 6

Standardized plan that outlines the care required for clients with common, predictable conditions

Question 7

Collaborative care plans

Critical pathways

Answer 7

Sequence the care that must be given on each day

Question 8

Nursing intervention

Answer 8

Any treatment based upon clinical judgement and knowledge that a nurse performs to enhance patient/client outcomes