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nursing process: priority setting

Setting Priorities. Priorities establish the order in which problems will be approached. Criteria to Address When Setting Priorities. Client's health values and beliefsClient's prioritiesResources availableUrgency of health problemMedical treatment plan. Guidelines for setting priorities. Life-threatening concernsSafety concernsHealth threateningNormal developmental needsPatient prioritiesNurses prioritiesOverall picture of each health concernAvailability of time

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nursing process: priority setting

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    1. Nursing Process: Priority Setting George Ann Daniels MS, RN

    3. Criteria to Address When Setting Priorities Client’s health values and beliefs Client’s priorities Resources available Urgency of health problem Medical treatment plan

    4. Guidelines for setting priorities Life-threatening concerns Safety concerns Health threatening Normal developmental needs Patient priorities Nurses priorities Overall picture of each health concern Availability of time & resources Theorist Maslows

    5. Rank Highest priority Medium priority Low priority Actual NDX usually takes priority over high risk Physiological problems usually take priority over developmental problems Priorities should not be fixed, but must change as the client’s health problems change See handout for instructor Do critical thinking exercises on prioritizing NDXSee handout for instructor Do critical thinking exercises on prioritizing NDX

    6. May have to deal with psychological problem before you can deal with a medium to low priority physiological problem Functional health patterns according to Gordon’s are listed in a series, NOT listed in order of decreasing priority

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