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1. Research Notes
RESEARCH – (Kerlinger) systematic, empirical, controlled & critical investigation of a hypothetical
proposition related to natural phenomenon.
PHENOMENON – anything that affects human life
disease, signs & symptoms, procedures, MD, RNs
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HYPOTHESIS – educated guess, scientific guess, tentative statement of a supposed answer.
not known yet if true of false, right or wrong
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RESEARCH - must be conducted to affirm or deny a hypothesis.
4 major Characteristics of a Scientific Research
1. Systematic – follow step by step process. Fr identification of problem to conclusion.
2. Empirical – proper objective. To collect data, facts & evidence to support hypothesis.
3. Controlled – proper planning/ direction. Research design.
4. Critical investigation – fact finding investigation. (synonym)
PURPOSE OF ASIENTIFIC NURSING RESEARCH
D – descriptive purpose. Gain richer familiarity regarding a phenomena. Observation. 100% known to RN.
E – exploratory purpose. 50% still unknown to RN.
E – experimental purpose. Perform manipulation. Perform intervention. What to find out cause & effect.
D – developmental purposes. Fro improvement of system of care.
F Nightingale – birthplace. Italy
Training ground: Germany
Greatest contribution: environmental theory & training of RNs in Crimean War
School: St. Thomas School of Nursing
Patient –nursing focus on research
10 MAJOR STEPS
1. Identification or formulation of research problem
2. Review of related literature
3. conceptualization of conceptual/ theoretical framework
4. Formulation/ Adapting hypothesis
5. Choosing the appropriate design
6. Choosing sample from pop
7. Conducting final study or pilot study

2. 8. Collection of data base
9. Analysis & interpretation of data base
10. Disseminating the conclusion & recommendation.
Problem: in res – requires a solution
Sources (CLIENT) of good problem
C – concepts
L – literatures
I – issues
E – essays
N – nursing problems
T – theories
Char of good problem (GRIFINS)
G – general applicability – result should be helpful or applicable to all.
1. basic/ Pre – for personal knowledge
2. Applied – focus is solving problems of others
Re – researchable – collectable & abundant data
F – feasible or measurable
1. time
2. money/ cost
3. participants
4. instruments
5. experience
6. proper ethics of good researcher
I – important
N – novelty – original to avoid plagiarism.
S – significant
ETHICS OF A PROPER RESEARCHER: (SCIENTIFIC)
S – scientific objective always (good faith)
C – consent
I – integrity

3. E – equitable (appropriate acknowledgments) liable for
N – noble – Respect 3 basic rights of research sample
T – truthfulness
I – importance of topic to nursing profession
C – courage to look for data.
Legal owner of chart: Hospital
Legal owner of data in the chart: Patient
Plagiarism – illegal replication: no consent & acknowledge
3 rights of sample/ pt
1. Right not to be harmed
2. Right to self determination – get consent & right to withdraw consent
3. Right to privacy
1. anonymity – privacy of identity of informant
2. confidentiality – name given but privacy of info/ data
Harm that can happen to sample/pt
1. right from physical , mental & moral harm
2. Right to self determination
Negligence
1. Commission – unacceptable in standard of practice
2. Owrission – didn’t do anything. No intervention done.
Mental Harm:
1. Assault – threatened. Mental fear
2. Assault & Battery – with mental fear & physical harm
3. Battery – with physical harm.
Moral harm –
Slander –
Oral defamation –
Libel
Restraint – dependent with doctors order
 physical – vest or jacket

4.  chemical – valium
A study in the difference in the financial income of Filipinos working in NYC & QC (comparative
& basic)
Variables – anything that is subject t change on manipulation.
1. Independent variable – target population IV – stimulus intervention
2. Dependent variable – response DV – response measured
Independent variable Target Dependent Variable
Population
(stimulus) (Response)
(Organism)
Place of work Financial income early review Jan
Filipino RNs
Reviewers
Pavolovian Theory
(SOR) Stimulus Organism Response
Intervening variables comes between independent & dependent
ex. Organismic variable internal factors age, sex, gender, color.
Extraneous variable – ext influences can be changed
Allure, citizenship, educational status
Dichotomus variable – 2 choices/ results
Ex. Male or Female
Polychotmus – multiple choices/ multi variables
Preferred food – Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, American
Research
1. Identity Problem
2. Purpose – objective (SMART)
3. Define terms
4. Revision of terms
S – smart
M – measurable

5. A – attainable
R – realistic
T – time bound (limit)
Conceptual definition – dictionary meaning
Operational definition – based on use of research char of problem
Toxic – conceptual – waste products
Operational – very busy day for RNs
Review of related literature
Purpose: for proper formulation of conceptual & theoretical framework.
Theory – relationship bet concepts
Conceptual framework. Illustration showing relationship between variables
Paradigm- diagrammatic presentation / illustration of conceptual framework.
Source of review literature
1. Conceptual Sources – authors & conceptualists ( DOH book, Lippincott, Mosbys)
for general use, can be sold.
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2. Research sources – researchers cant be sold.
Types of Hypothesis:
1. NULL hypothesis (-) no relationship, no difference bet 1 variable to another
ex. There’s no diff regarding prof Opportunities in US & RP
2. Alterative, simple or operational hypothesis – (+) show a relationship bet 1 variable to another
ex. Filipino RNs has more prof opportunities un US
3. complex hypothesis – shows a relationship bet 2 or more variables to another.
Ex. Filipino RNs who worked for 5 yrs & passing all CG tests have opportunities to acquire starting
salaries, insurance.
1. Directional Hypothesis – specifies the direction of relationship bet variables
Ex. Filipino RNs working in USA have more prof opportunities than those in Phil

6. 5. Non directional Hypothesis – no specific direction
There is a big difference between all Filipino RNs working in the USA
5 Choosing appropriate design:
- skeletal framework of research
Research Design:
According to application or motive
According to approach
According to data
Method used applicable to quantitative research: survey
Case study – focus 1 patient only or 1 family
Research Design
Application motive Approach Data
Basic / pure Applied Quantitative Qualitative
(majority answer) facts (single pt)
Survey Case study
Non experimental
1. Observe sample subject, Research has
2. Massive participation
3. Describe & record
4. Natural setting – where pop exists
Experimental:
1. Active manipulation – treatment or intervention done
2. Active participation to sample pop
3. Controlled setting – lab research units
Types of non experimental res design.

7. 1. Historical research design – happened in the past
collect written, published, circulated or archived
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pt’s chart
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ex. Health practices during Crimean War
2. Expost Facto (after facts) (Retrospective)
Antecedent facts happened
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Study a group of people who have naturally experienced a particular phenomena related to a problem & has
something to do with present study
Interview only, no manipulation! Subject is related to present problem.
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3. Prospective – focus; future time to look for a data existing subject with future happening
Focus: weekend review in pentagon Result: of board exam this coming June
Present future
4. Descriptive – no intervention but merely observe & collect data.
Ex. Study on absentism in St Lukes
Study on environmental pollution in Quezon
Types:
a.) comparative study – similarity & difference of variables
ex. Environmental pollution between variables
b.) Correlatonal – relationship between variables
ex. Environmental pollution & increased TB cases
c.) Evaluative – effects/ results
ex. Effects of environmental pollution
d.) Survey type – data collection based on majority result
Types or survey research
1. groups – small group
2. Face to face method
- can get response/ feed back right away

8. b.) Mailed survey method
Problem; data collection
3. Time orientation
Cross sectional & longitudinal – extend period of time.
2 or more # of groups – 1 core group/ long term study
unidentical groups - purpose: dev’t/ study
- purpose: comparison - initial & fallow up survey
- short term study # of time
Steps in experimental type of research design
1. controlled stage – discipline/ direction
a controlled group – will not be subjective
experimental – group will be manipulated
2. Randominization – choose your sample by chance
3. Manipulation - intervention
4. Measurements of effect – determine the result
Quasi experimental- when you lack in steps in experimental
Pop – group where you get your sample
Types of sampling
1.) Probability – choose sample by chance
Types of probability Incidental sampling – these present in coffee shop
a.) Simple random sampling – equal chance/ opportunity to be chosen
- done if identical or equal footing
b.) Stratified random sampling – create subdivided population (divide into 4 levels in school) or substrata
before doing randominization
c.) Cluster random sampling – create sub areas MNL hospitals – UST – 3rd floor
d.) Systematic random sampling – sampling frame

9. 3,000 HIV patients in Phil – write list of names appearing in pop uses multiple number in choosing.
2. Non probability sampling – not by chance
- with pre-selected group, with braised group, favoritism
a.) Accidental or convenience sampling.
Criteria – immediate availability/ accessibility of sample.
b.) Purposive/ judgmental sampling.
- based on personal knowledge/ info
ex. Research on prostitution
I know location of prostitution – Ermita
Prostitution also in Pasay & Makati
I will not choose Pasay & Makati only
Ermita because I have personal info
c.) Snowball sampling – based on last referral
d.) Quota sampling – setting a certain criteria, with favoritism will choose only who he likes.
Collection of Data Base:
- time & budget consuming – 70 –80% time
Methods of collection of data
1.) Questionnaire – source of collection f data
- pen & paper type of data
3 Major type of Q
1. Dichotomasis – (2) – answerable by T/F, Y/N, right or wrong
2. Checklist style – rating scale 1,2,3,4,5 poor, fair, average. . .
3. Multiple choice – a) man b) dog c) cat d) all of the above
2.) Records – easiest – get pre existing data – journals, essays, documents, newspapers
3.) Interviewer – use oral communication
1. Structured – with checklist formal
2. Non structured – anything goes answer open ended questions.

10. The sample will expand on topic researcher will illicit answers their ACTIVE LISTENING.
4.) observation – ocular approach
1. Participant – journey
2. Non-participant – passive observer but uses tools to determine results of data.
2 main problems in colleting data
1. Hawthorne’s effect – problem in experimental design inaccurate due to
consciously being observed (PAASCU accreditation – management keeps
school clean before PAASCUA comes to school.
2. Halo Effect – special relationship inaccurate due bias
- solution of researcher to avoid halo effect do double blind res method
Double blind research – no bias or prejudice on treatment blind folded
- gives accuracy due not conscious & biased
Analysis & Later pultation of data phase
- research is forming a body of knowledge for the purpose providing an answer
2 Methods in presenting your analysis
1.) Qxuantitative – using numerical or graphical presentation of answer
ex. 50% of q 500 Filipinos becomes 75% richer
or use pie chart, bar graph, line graph
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2.) Quantitive – narrative approach using words (text) & facts
ex. Majority of all graduating students prefer to nursing course than PT
LEADERSHIP
Dissemination of Finding/ Core/ Recommendations
Importance of core – conc is final result of study
How can conc affect others – recommendation
Methods of dissemination of Findings/ Result
1. Book
2. Symposia – oral
3. Publication
LEADER will influence

11. LEADERSHIP
SP
TR
1YO
L4C2
E group E
Called S
Followers S
5 goal/ objective– patient – recipient of care
RNs implementor, assistant to dentist, Not leader
Principles for effective leadership
1. Unity of command – all will receive orders, command from nurse manager/ supervisor
2. Unity of direction – whole group leader &newborns will have goal – towards patient.
3. Subordination of personnel to the general interest
- save patient 1st before self (ex fire in pt room)
R – remove/ rescue patients
A – alert fire alarm
C – confine fire in / area
E – extinguish fire
R – run
4. Esprit de corps – team spirit
fault of one is fault of all
credit of 1 is credit of all
5. Chain of command - hierarchy

12. Patient reacted to meds given, allergy. Inform MD he will give anti-histamine.
Incident report – for purpose of risk management
- Report of sudden occurrence
- Go to Head nurse
Pt has appendicitis. Pain in RLQ who is primarily responsible for patient – Head nurse.
HN can delegate to staff nurse pt died. Head Nurse is liable
Command responsibility – Respondia Superior
Theories of effective leader.
1. Great man theory – to be a good leader, leader must be born. Leaders cant be developed. Some are
born a follower.
2. Trait theory – behavior/ characteristic
P – personality
I – intelligence
A – ability
Personality –
+ attitude/ trait/ knows to adjust to pt – adaptability
1. acceptability – can cope, adjust to needs of pt
2. independent
3. creative/ assertive
4. advocate
Char of nurse if you are defender of patient against harm/ negligence – advocate
Intelligence – proper judgment
Proper decision
Fluency of speech
Ability – influence others – most effective way to influence pt – HI optimum level of is attain OLF
Command of others
Respect others
Participate

13. Cooperate
3. Charismatic theory – charm, charisma, inspirational quality
4. situational theory – a person can be a good leader in 1 situation & a follower in another situation.
Case to case
Adv – can get best person to the job
Disadvantage – there’s no continuity of leadership
Styles of leadership:
1. Autocratic – authoritarian, dictatorial, bureaucratic traditional or quot;Hard leaderquot;
- Unilateral style of nursing
- Leader is only 1 performing without input from other staff.
- Not getting opinion, recommendations
Char – unilateral from style of staff leadership – leader does decision making without.
A – apathy – not sensitive
B – boisterous speech
C – consistent
Demanding –
E – egoistic
F – ferocious
Putting self in shoes of pet recognize & sensitive to pt. – empathy
Not good style in leadership but good in emergency cases. Or during acute crisis.
2. Laizzes Faire/ Frierein/ Loose
- excess freedom / or liberates to members
- authority neglect patients will suffer

14. control malpractice
discipline
3. Democratic / Participative
- gets input from members (decision making)
- Mutual participation
- Members makes mistake – member will get notice/ hearing before discipline = due process
Quality/ Skills/ Abilities of good nursing leader:
A – authority
B – behavior
C – Communication skills
D – decision making
E – ethics
F – face conflict
A – ability – basis of a leader to unsure / demand task, obligation & resp to his subordinates.
2 types
1. Centralized – top to bottom for proper management of whole hospital
- to problems of whole institution
2. Declaralized – bottom (delegation)
- to manage directly pts or concerns
B. Behavior of good nurse leader:
S – specific body of knowledge & skills to do safe care to patient. RN should be competent with
scientific rationale
P – patient cettered/ client focus
A – accountability – liable for result of actions
C – confidentiality
E – ethics

15. General rule: RN: can be charged with :
Invasion of privacy, breach of confidentiality
Exemption to gen rule (RN cant be charged with breach of confidentiality )
P – patients consent
I – inform/ report to other members of HC team for precautionary measure
C – common dse (report) – DOH/ WHO
C – crimes – within 48h – report child abuse
RA 3573 – Law on notifiable disease
Within 24h report disease like – polio & measles
1 week – HIV/ tetanus/ severs acute diarrhea
Priority for child – rape – sexual abuse, domestic abuse, all kinds of abuse
1. report to barangay official
2. report to police
3. provide safe environment – focus on pt 1st – reporting can be done within 48h
4. call med legal
Rule!! (in order)
1. S – safety
2. R – report
3. R – referral – DSWD, NGO
C – communication skills
- transfer of ideas / info with understanding
Without understanding barrier/ backlog
Sender – message – (idea/ info which sender would like to transmit
Encoding – verbal or non verbal method
Receiver – recipient of communication
Decoding – manner of interpretation after receiving messages
Feedback – response of receiving after interpreting messages
D –decision making

16. E – ethics
Principle:
1. Autonomy – independent judgment & decision making who should decide for care of patient.
1. doc
2. attending pt
3. pt
4. relatives
Pt refuses to remove lucky bracelet before surgery Bt due- Jehovah’s witness
1. respect decision of pt – respect cultural diversity
2. refer to doc – let doc explain risks involve
3. let pt sign a waver
Doctrine of assumption or risk
pt given risks & signed waver
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pt will assume all the risks/ danger
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Pills
IUD - string should be checked during & after mens
Diaphragm – removed after 6h Toxic shock syndrome
Vasectomy – after 2 negative sperm count, 1st is probable 2nd is confirmatory
BTL – can do coitus anytime. When pain & bleeding ceases.
Principles in leadership
Veracity – truth don’t give false reassurance
- all med prognosis, dx, sex of baby – given by MD!
Beneficence – doing good to pt
Non malefience – do no harm
3 type of harm
1. Physical – negligence by commission – performed wrong action
negligence by omission – neglect of care
2. Mental – assault – mental threat/ fear

17. battery – physical harm
3. Moral – slander – verbal
libel – written, published pictures
Tolality – let pt feel like a whole being even if a part is removed.
offer wigs, bandana – CA pt prosthesis, casts, w/c – amputation
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Double effect – if made to choose between 2 evils, choose the one that will have les bad effect. More
good effect
Justice of care – priority coz @ pt has unique needs.
Basic char or nursing process
A – acceptance universable
B – based on pts needs
C – client focus
D – dynamic – update nursing process depending on clients needs
E – equitable care
F – familiarity
G – goal oriented toward solving problem
Inviolability of life – respect of life (promote H & prevent disease)
- no abortion!
Conflict – clash of ideas resulting to crisis
Methods to solve conflict.
A – avoidance – putting in one corner – dedma – not good method
S – smoothing – appealing to conscience/ kindness
U – unilateral – force fear, threats correction
N – negotiation – best method – both parties will mutually decide & participate to solve problem.
Nsg management
Mgt – MAN+ TASK = GOAL (pts)

18. Theories:
1. Human relations theory – must focus on proper relationship
If needs provided to member (rest day, leave)
Achievement of organization
2. Frederick Taylors scientific mgt theory
4 t’s
Tao – get rt person/ tao
Training
Tool
Tx
3. Douglas McGregor mgt theory -
Theory Y Theory X
Positive worker Negative worker
- efficient - inefficient
diligent negligent
trustworthy non trustworthy
reliable don’t love job
love their job for the money only
= minimal supervision only = increase cases of negligence affecting pts.
= use cozf I d power to discipline workers4. Max Weber’s burocaratic (autocratic) theory
whoever is on top would perform mgt functions
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centralized
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not good style of management
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5. Elton Mayo’s behavioral theory
overtime pay, rest day, day off
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provide physical needs of worker like rest & recreation
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HAWTHORNE’S EFFECT – if worker knows that they are being observed,
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workers will have better output.

19. 6. Henry Fayol’s principles of mgt
1. Unity of command – one person given instructions to workers
2. Unity of direction – whole team should have one goal, objective, direction towards
pt.
3. Subordination – personal general interest – pt 1st before self
4. Esprit de corp – team spirit – all (-) & (+) output credited to the group
5. Chain of command – heiarchy of command
Get appropriate orders from MD
6. Channels of communication –
MD orders
SN SN
7. Respondent supervisor – command responsibility
- let master answer for negligence conduct of subordinate
liable: both
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HN liable for damages – due resp supervisor
SN – negligence - jail
1. Security of tenure –
2. Re-numeration of workers – compensation
probationary – 6 months
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regular employee
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Private – RA 4901 – 40% work 8h a day 5 days a week
Gov’t – RA 7375 – magna carta for public HWorker 15k
Overtime = + 25%
Night shift differential = +10%
Special non working holiday + 30%
Legal Holiday= X2 +100%
Occupational Hazard – work related disease
Private – SSS – employees compensation

20. Gov’t – GSIS
National health Insurance Act – PhilHealth
Provide for unemployed/ employed
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Aesthetic, cosmetic, dental not included
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Maternity leave – 60 days NSD
78 days C/S
1st 4 pregnancies to legit spouse
4. Abortions 5th pregnant - & delivered – not entitled to maternity leave
Paternity leave 7 days
Stage/ Steps in nursing management process
P – planning
O – organizing
S – staffing
D – directing/ delegating
Co – coordinating
Co – controlling/ eval
Planning stage – conceptualizing/ product of mind/ looking at future/ looking prospectively
Types:
Vision – what org likes to achieve in future
Ex. Health for all by 2000
Heath in the hands of the people by 2020
Mission – focus in present
- reason why org was established
ex. DOH – to five quality health
Philosophy – values. Besides org (members)
Goal – gen statement of mission

21. Objective – specific statement of mission
Goal- nursing form St. Lukes should provide quality care to pt
Objective – nursing from St Lukes should have IV training (specific)
Policies – set of rules/ regulation of org
3 types of plan
1.) Short term – for every day ordinary activity
ex. NCP
2.) Contingency plan – for emergency or acute crisis, stand by plan
3.) Long term plan – duration of care is linger for chronic pts. Ex. CVA pts
Budgeting – performed in planning stage
proper allocation of resources
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Money, manpower, machine
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1. Operati0nal budget – cheapest – everyday ordinary activities (gloves, gown, goggles
– OR, LR, DR,ER)
2. Personal/ labor budget – used to compensate & re-numerate labor – most important
3. Capital budget – long term use equipment
- MRI equipment, beds
Budget – asks quot;Howquot;
Organizing stage – answers the question ‘WHOquot;
Nurse Mgr
RN
Subordinate
Nsg personnel – nurse aid
RN will do: (for stable & unstable pt)

22. A – assessment
T – health teaching – when best time start discharge
E – explain proc to pt health teaching – start during admission of pt
P – preparation – computation of dosage
A – adm – give meds or treatment
T – treatment – oral, IV, ID
E – evaluation – nursing care plan
J – judgment – PRN meds – nursing will decide when to five
Subordinates can perform: (comfort measures only not VS)
R – routine tasks – standard procedure, monitor I & O ambulating, bathing bed making
stable pts – predictable outcomes
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S – stable pts
S – supervision of RN
Styles/ method delivery care
1. Primary nursing – private duty nurse – from admission to d/c!
D – direct plan of care to pt
A – active participation/ consent of pt.
M – mgt of care – from basic to complex PD will do
24h – from admission t o discharge
tip = answer is primary nurse
2. Functional – most useful type
D – duty task – 1 RN all patients
O – one task
H – highly recommended
RNS budget

23. 3. Case Method – ICU critical case
resp for: T – total care (from basic care to most complex)
O – one RN: 1 patient
In extreme cases 1:2 pts
Staffing stage – quot;how manyquot;
- nurse manager will determine correct # of patients/ RN
Staffing pattern – Phil – 40h/ wk/ 5d
Traditional – 8h/40h/5d
10h shift – 10h/ 4d Monday – Thursday
On call – emergency schedule
Baylor plan – M – F (traditional)
Sat-Sun (skeletal force)
Directing/ Delegation stage – job/ task is done by another pt for you.
Gen rule: RN can delegate any task to another RN
Except: disciplinary task (this is done by higher person)
: confidential task (charting)
: technical task (expertice should be done by same expert)
: official medical task
Coordinating/ collaboration stage
1. canned food – highest purine content (uric)
2. Anchovies – next highest purine content
1. Interpersonal/ intra departmental – collaboration bet 1 nurse to another nurse -
under 1 ward
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ex. Endorsement
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2. Interdepartmental – collaboration between two or more hosp for benefit of pt.
Why RN needs to collaborate to others in HC team?

24. - pt is entitled to continuous care.
Evaluation stage – determine whether, plan goal, objective where met or achieved
Typesquot;
1. Nurse rounds – 2 x rounds/ day
short term plan
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Psyche ward – contraindicated nurse rounds in psych ward
2. Checklist – Nurse mgr – evaluates/ rates member
3. Gam H chart – used to evaluate nurses , multiple plan at same time
4. Peer evaluation – co workers – poorest type of eval – cause might be effected by halo effect due to
special relationship.
Performance Appraisal – pt or client evaluates most reliable coz --------- or care evaluates.