REVIEWER 3.1

• Attachment is a strong reciprocal emotional bond between an infant and a primary caregiver

  
• Schaffer and Emerson's 1964 study on attachment:

  • Aim: identify stages of attachment / find a pattern in the development of an attachment between infants and parents
  • Participants: 60 babies from Glasgow
  • Procedure: analysed interactions between infants and carers
  • Findings: babies of parents/carers with 'sensitive responsiveness' were more likely to have formed an attachment
• Freud's superego represents internalized societal values and standards
• Types of Assessment in nursing:

  • Objective data: measurable, tangible data like vital signs
  • Subjective data: verbal statements from the patient or caregiver
• Nursing Diagnosis requires clinical judgement based on assessment to assist in planning and implementation
• Planning in nursing involves formulating SMART goals:

  • Specific
  • Measurable or Meaningful
  • Attainable or Action-Oriented
  • Realistic or Results-Oriented
  • Timely or Time-Oriented
• Implementation in nursing involves carrying out nursing interventions outlined in the plan of care, such as applying a cardiac monitor or medication administration
• Evaluation in nursing assesses if desired outcomes have been met, partially met, or not met
• Charting in nursing provides a documented medical record of services provided during a patient's care
• Purposes of Admission in nursing:

  • Receive patients in the ward according to their condition
  • Provide comfort and safety to the patient
  • Nurses should be friendly, courteous, and address patients by name
• Procedure of Emergency Admission in nursing:

  • Provide bed and privacy to the patient
  • Take brief history and complaints of the patient
  • Check vital signs and call doctors on duty
• Role of Nurse in Discharge Procedure:

  • No patient should be discharged without the doctor's written order
  • Provide instructions regarding further care, medication, and treatment
• Medico-Legal Case (MLC) in nursing involves patients admitted with unnatural pathologies that require care in concurrence with the police and/or court
• Functional mobility in nursing includes:

  • Bed Mobility
  • Transferring
  • Ambulation
• Effects of immobility in nursing include atelectasis, thrombosis, ulcers, depression, joint contracture, and anemia
• Bed Positioning in nursing:

  • Supine position: patient lies flat on the back with head and shoulders slightly elevated
  • Fowler's position: head of the bed is elevated 45 to 60 degrees
• Different Bed Positions in nursing:

  • Prone position: patient lies on the abdomen with head turned to one side
  • Lateral position: patient lies on one side of the body with the top leg in front of the bottom leg
• Different Bed Positions in nursing:

  • Sims position: patient assumes a posture halfway between lateral and prone positions
  • Trendelenburg position: involves lowering the head of the bed and raising the foot of the bed
• Different Bed Positions in nursing:

  • Reverse Trendelenburg position: head of the bed is elevated with the foot of the bed down
  • Knee-Chest position: patient lies on their side, torso diagonally across the table, hips and knees flexed