NFDN 2003 SLOS STUDY GUIDE LATEST
UNIT 1: MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING (FOUNDATIONS)
Day: Ch. 1, Lipe & Beasley-Ch. 9.
1) Identify components of the SBAR communication techniques.
a. Situation: report clearly the
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NFDN 2003 SLOS STUDY GUIDE LATEST
UNIT 1: MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING (FOUNDATIONS)
Day: Ch. 1, Lipe & Beasley-Ch. 9.
1) Identify components of the SBAR communication techniques.
a. Situation: report clearly the situation and give the facts.
b. Background: give background info about the client.
c. Assessment: give details about your assessment.
d. Recommendations: suggest recommendations that you would like to see done.
2) Describe how the SBAR communication technique is used to share essential client info among HC professionals.
3) Explain the benefits of using SBAR to ensure safe nursing care in the medical/Surgical setting:
a. Minimizing gaps in information transfer.
b. Safely and accurately transferring essential client information.
c. Eliminating effects of personality in communication.
d. Overcoming communication barriers (long working hours, fatigue, etc.)
e. Overcoming authority gradient.
4) Describe the purpose and common features of clinical pathways.
a. Tool used in case management of client care. An effective and efficient manner.
b. Care mapped out day by day, from admission to discharge.
c. Purpose:
i. Critical to meet expected outcomes.
ii. Standardize care
iii. Reduce delays in care.
iv. Reduce costs.
d. Elements of clinical pathways:
i. Client population.
ii. Time frames.
iii. Interventional categories of Rx plan.
iv. Meet expected outcomes.
v. Variance record:
1. Documenting variance and initiating steps to address the issue are important to the expected outcome.
5) Explain how clinical pathways are used by the practical nurse.
a. Clinical Pathway: Issue 1 solution list issue 2 identified solution priority
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