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Shift report: nursing relief
Exchange of essential written and oral patient care information with other care staff at shift change. Objective: To ensure quality and continuity of nursing care. Material: - Nursing records. Procedure: - Review pertinent demographic data including names, ages, and...
Interpretation of laboratory data
Critical analysis of patient laboratory data to aid in medical decision-making. Objective: Early detection of possible alterations in the patient's analytical parameters. Material: - Analytical analysis.- Nursing records.- Normal laboratory values. Procedure: - Upon...
Post-mortem care (EXITUS)
Care of the deceased body of a person in a hospital. Objectives: - Guarantee the dignity of the deceased and respect for the family.- Help family members in the first moments to cope with the process of death, in order to develop a functional mourning.- Prepare the...
Patient discharge
Completion of a patient's and family's stay in a hospital facility. Objectives: - To ensure a continuity of care (Interrelation specialized-primary care).- Assess the patient's care needs after hospitalization and promote readaptation to their environment.- To ensure...
Transfer of the patient to another hospitalization unit
Objective: To ensure continuity of nursing care to the patient during the transfer to the new location in an environment of well-being and safety for the patient. Equipment: - Appropriate means of transportation: wheelchair, bed, stretcher, crib, incubator, etc. -...
Nursing care on admission to an inpatient unit
Reception of the patient and family in an inpatient unit. Collection and analysis of the patient's admission situation. Objectives: - To achieve the integration of the patient and family in the nursing unit to recuperate their physical, psychic, and social well-being,...
What does a nurse practitioner do?
A nurse practitioner (np) provides primary and specialty medical care. Like a physician, he or she evaluates and diagnoses patients, orders lab tests, prescribes medications, and manages health conditions. Nps also teach their patients how to keep a healthy lifestyle....