Nursing practice

The fifth step of the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model: carrying out the nursing actions chosen for the client.

A way to check understanding by asking the client to explain, in their own words, what they have just been taught.

A teamwork and communication training program for health care teams, created by AHRQ and the US Department of Defense.

People working together toward a shared goal, each doing their own part and supporting the others.

Health care, teaching and monitoring given at a distance by phone, video or other digital tools.

A treatment or medication order a provider gives to a nurse by phone instead of entering it in writing.

An illness that cannot be cured and is expected to lead to death.

The level of prevention that limits harm and disability from a disease a person already has.

An independent US organization that inspects and accredits hospitals and other health care organizations against safety and quality standards.

Purposeful, client-centered communication that helps a client express feelings and work toward health.

A treatment setting, such as a mental health unit, arranged so that the place, the routine and the people in it help clients recover.

A professional relationship between a nurse and a client that is focused on the client's needs and goals.

A trained professional who treats a person's physical, mental or speech problems.

A young child between about 1 and 3 years of age.

A small brush used to clean the teeth and gums.

A wrong act, or a failure to act, that harms another person and for which a court can make the wrongdoer pay.

A zero written after the decimal point in a whole-number dose, as in 1.0 mg; it must not be used.

The handoff of a surgical team role, such as the scrub, to a relief person during a case, for a break or at a shift change.

A thin, clear, adhesive polyurethane sheet that covers a small wound or IV site and lets the site be seen without removing it.

A physical injury to the body, or a deeply distressing event and the emotional harm it leaves.

A written plan of the care, therapies and goals agreed for a client's health problem.

The direction a set of findings moves over time, such as a value that keeps rising or falling.

Sorting clients by how urgently they need care, to decide who is seen first.

A model of how a team grows through stages, forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning, based on Bruce Tuckman's 1965 work.

Two pieces of information unique to a client, such as full name and date of birth, used to confirm who they are before care.