NRS 312 Study Guide - Final Guide: Scabies, Mutation, Xeroderma
Week 1:
Nursing Dx: Ineffective Protection
• Def: Decrease in the ability to guard self from internal and external threats such as illness
or injury.
Nursing Dx: Risk for Infection
• Vulnerable to invasion and multiplication of pathogenic organisms, which may
compromise health
Nursing Dx: Risk for Injury
• Vulnerable to physical damage due to environmental conditions interacting with the
individuals adaptive and defensive resources, which may compromise health
Nursing Dx: Risk for Falls
• Vulnerable to increased susceptibility to falling, which may cause physical harm and
compromise health
A: assessment. Take in subjective and objective data. Always done first.
D: diagnosis. Identify actual or potential health risks.
P: planning. Set a SMART goal
I: implementation. Action portion. Intervention
E: evaluation. Did the plan work? Do we need to re assess?
Introduction to Professional Practice
• Nursing Meta-paradigm
o Nursing, Health, Client, and Environment = Hollistic patient care
• Health
o “Health is a state of being that people define in relation to their own values,
personality, and lifestyle. For many people, health is defined by the conditions of
life rather than pathological states”
o “Nurses consider the total person ad the person environment to individualize
nursing care and to help patients identify and meet their health goals”
• Role of the RN
o Clergy, Registered dietician, Occupational therapy, Physical therapy, Physician,
Pharmacist, Respiratory therapy, Social worker, Speech pathologist, Certified
Nursing Assistant (CNA),Housekeeper
• Critical Thinking
o Thinking about your thinking while your thinking in order to improve your
thinking
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