M6

• PLANNING = a plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes
• PLANNING

  • prioritize prob / diagnoses
  • formulate goals/desired outcomes
  • select nursing interventions
  • write nursing orders
• 4 MAIN PURPOSE

  • PROMOTES communication among caregivers = continuity of care
  • DIRECTS care & documentation
  • CREATES a record for = evaluation, research & legal reasons
  • PROVIDES documentation of health care needs = insurance reimbursement purposes
• PLANNING PHASE ACTIVITIES

  • ATTENDING urgent priorities
  • CLARIFYING expected outcomes
  • DECIDING which prob must be prescribed
  • DETERMINE individualized nursing interventions
  • plan is ADEQUATELY recorded
• SETTING PRIORITIES = it serves the purpose of ordering the delivery of nursing care so that the more important or life threatening problems are treated before less critical problems are treated