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2. Roper–Logan–Tierney model of nursing - Wikipedia

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   The original purpose of the model was to be an assessment used throughout the patient's care, but it has become the norm in UK nursing to use it only as a checklist on admission. It is often used to assess how a patient's life has changed due to illness or admission to hospital rather than as a way of planning for increased independence and ...

3. Gordon's functional health patterns - Wikipedia

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   Activity exercise-whether one is able to do daily activities normally without any problem, self care activities Sleep rest-do they have hypersomnia, insomnia, do they have normal sleeping patterns Cognitive-perceptual-assessment of neurological function is done to assess, check the person's ability to comprehend information

4. Activities of daily living - Wikipedia

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   Skills in assisting with ADLs are required in nursing and other professions, such as nursing assistants in hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other long-term care settings. This includes assisting in patient mobility, such as repositioning an activity-intolerant patient in bed.

5. Nursing care plan - Wikipedia

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   A care plan includes the following components: assessment, diagnosis, expected outcomes, interventions, rationale and evaluation. [2] According to UK nurse Helen Ballantyne, care plans are a critical aspect of nursing and they are meant to allow standardised, evidence-based holistic care. [2] It is important to draw attention to the difference ...

6. Nursing documentation - Wikipedia

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   There are many ways of structuring nursing care plans in correspondence with the different needs of nursing care in different nursing specialties. For example, a nursing care plan in an Australian residential aged care home may be structured with several sections under each care domain such as pain, mobility, lifestyle, nutrition and continence.

7. Barthel scale - Wikipedia

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   Its effectiveness is not just with in-patient rehabilitation but home care, nursing care, skilled nursing, and community. The Barthel index signifies one of the first contributions to the functional status literature and it represents occupational therapists ' lengthy period of inclusion of functional mobility and ADL measurement within their ...

8. Hospice, Inc. - The Huffington Post

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   The types of violations vary, with many involving improper training or record keeping, such as not preparing written care plans for patients. Others involve threats to patient life or safety. In May 2013, inspectors for Florida’s health department concluded that a nurse at Suncoast Hospice, in Clearwater, gave a patient too much insulin ...

9. Nursing assessment - Wikipedia

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   Nursing assessment is the gathering of information about a patient's physiological, psychological, sociological, and spiritual status by a licensed Registered Nurse. Nursing assessment is the first step in the nursing process. A section of the nursing assessment may be delegated to certified nurses aides.