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Documentation Focus<br />

ASSESSMENT/REASSESSMENT<br />

• Nature, duration, frequency of problem.<br />

• Current and previous level of function, effect on independence/lifestyle<br />

(including safety concerns).<br />

PLANNING<br />

• Plan of care and who is involved in planning.<br />

• Teaching plan.<br />

IMPLEMENTATION/EVALUATION<br />

• Response to interventions and actions performed.<br />

• Attainment/progress toward desired outcomes.<br />

• Modifications to plan of care.<br />

DISCHARGE PLANNING<br />

• Long-term needs and who is responsible for actions to be<br />

taken.<br />

• Available resources and specific referrals.<br />

SAMPLE NURSING OUTCOMES & INTERVENTIONS<br />

CLASSIFICATIONS (NOC/NIC)<br />

NOC—Cognitive Ability<br />

NIC—Delirium Management<br />

chronic Confusion<br />

Taxonomy II: Perception/Cognition—Class 4 Cognition<br />

(00129)<br />

[Diagnostic Division: Neurosensory]<br />

Submitted 1994<br />

Definition: Irreversible, long-standing, and/or progressive<br />

deterioration of intellect and personality characterized by<br />

decreased ability to interpret environmental stimuli;<br />

decreased capacity for intellectual thought processes,<br />

manifested by disturbances of memory, orientation, and<br />

behavior<br />

Related Factors<br />

Alzheimer’s disease [dementia of the Alzheimer’s type]<br />

Korsakoff’s psychosis<br />

Multi-infarct dementia<br />

Information in brackets added by the authors to clarify and enhance<br />

the use of nursing diagnoses.<br />

Diagnostic Studies Pediatric/Geriatric/Lifespan Medications 187<br />

chronic CONFUSION

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