Therapeutic Nursing Plan

The therapeutic nursing plan is a tool and a legal document that contains priority problems or needs specific to the patient and the nursing directives linked to the problems. It shows the evolution of the clinical profile of a patient. The TNP is the nurse's responsibility. She’s the only one who can inscribe information and re-evaluate the TNP during the course of treatment of the patient. This document is used by nurses, nursing assistant and they communicate the directives to the beneficiary attendants. The priority problems or needs are often the diagnoses of the patient and nursing problem such as wounds, dehydration, altered state of consciousness, risk of complication and much more. These diagnoses are around problems or needs that are detected by nurses and need specific interventions and evaluation follow-up.[1] The nursing directives can be addressed to nurses, nursing assistants or beneficiary attendants. Each priority problem or need must be followed by a nursing directive or an intervention. The interventions must be specific to the patient. For example, 2 patients with the problem 'uncooperative care' can need different directives. For one patient the directive could be: 'educate about the pathology and the effects of the drugs on the health situation'; for the other, it could be the'use a directive approach.' It depends on the nature of the problem which needs to be evaluated by a nurse.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Deshaies, Carole. "Professional inspection – Documentation Standard Verification Tool – The Therapeutic Nursing Plan" (PDF). www.oiiq.org. Ordre des infirmiers et infirmières du Québec. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Leprohon, Judith. "The Therapeutic Nursing Plan – The track of clinical nursing decision" (PDF). oiiq.org/. Ordre des infirmiers et infirmières du Québec. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
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