adverse event - ANS-a variation in the standard of care
autonomy - ANS-an ethical principle in which one is capable of making informed
decisions about
... [Show More] one's own care, aka self-determination, self management.
beneficence - ANS-An ethical principle in which nurses promote positive actions to help
others
care coordination - ANS-The deliberate organization of and communication about
patient care activities between two or more members of the health care team including
the patient to facilitate appropriate and continuous health care to meet that patient's
needs
care transition - ANS-Actions designed to ensure safe effective coordination and
continuity of care as patients experience a change in health status primary health care
provider or setting the nurse plays a vital role in patient centered care transition
management
case management - ANS-A process to ensure quality and cost effective services and
resources to achieve positive patient outcomes
clinical judgment - ANS-The observed outcome of critical thinking and decision making.
It is an iterative process that uses nursing knowledge to observe and access presenting
situations, identify a prioritize, client concern, and generate the best possible evidencebased solutions in order to deliver safe client care.
culture of safety - ANS-An environment that provides a blame-free approach to
improving care in high-risk, error-prone health care settings using interprofessional
collaboration.
delegated responsibility - ANS-using A nursing activity skill or procedure that is
transferred from a licensed nurse to a delegate usually an LPN VN or assistive
personnel AP in a selected patient care situation
early warning system EWS - ANS-A guide for the health care team to quickly determine
a patient's condition on the basis of a physiologic scoring matrix
ethics - ANS-A theoretical and reflective domain of human knowledge that addresses
issues and questions about morality in human choices actions character and ends... [Show Less]