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2. Roper–Logan–Tierney model of nursing - Wikipedia

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   The Roper, Logan and Tierney model of nursing (originally published in 1980, and subsequently revised in 1985, 1990, 1998 and the latest edition in 2000) is a model of nursing care based on activities of living (ALs). It is extremely prevalent in the United Kingdom, particularly in the public sector. [1] The model is named after the authors ...

3. Nutrition education - Wikipedia

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   Nutrition education is a combination of learning experiences designed to teach individuals or groups about the principles of a balanced diet, the importance of various nutrients, how to make healthy food choices, and how both dietary and exercise habits can affect overall well-being. [1] It includes a combination of educational strategies ...

4. Clinical nutrition - Wikipedia

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   Clinical nutrition centers on the prevention, diagnosis, and management of nutritional changes in patients linked to chronic diseases and conditions primarily in health care. Clinical in this sense refers to the management of patients, including not only outpatients at clinics and in private practice, but also inpatients in hospitals.

5. Nursing diagnosis - Wikipedia

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   Nursing diagnosis. A nursing diagnosis may be part of the nursing process and is a clinical judgment about individual, family, or community experiences/responses to actual or potential health problems/life processes. Nursing diagnoses foster the nurse's independent practice (e.g., patient comfort or relief) compared to dependent interventions ...

6. Nursing care plan - Wikipedia

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   A nursing care plan provides direction on the type of nursing care the individual/family/community may need. [1] The main focus of a nursing care plan is to facilitate standardised, evidence-based and holistic care. [2] Nursing care plans have been used for quite a number of years for human purposes and are now also getting used in the ...

7. SOCRATES (pain assessment) - Wikipedia

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   SOCRATES is a mnemonic acronym used by emergency medical services, physicians, nurses, and other health professionals to evaluate the nature of pain that a patient is experiencing. Uses [ edit ] SOCRATES is used to gain an insight into the patient 's condition, and to allow the health care provider to develop a plan for dealing with it.

8. Quality of life (healthcare) - Wikipedia

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   Measurement. Early versions of healthcare-related quality of life measures referred to simple assessments of physical abilities by an external rater (for example, the patient is able to get up, eat and drink, and take care of personal hygiene without any help from others) or even to a single measurement (for example, the angle to which a limb could be flexed).

9. Intravenous therapy - Wikipedia

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   Intravenous therapy (abbreviated as IV therapy) is a medical technique that administers fluids, medications and nutrients directly into a person's vein.The intravenous route of administration is commonly used for rehydration or to provide nutrients for those who cannot, or will not—due to reduced mental states or otherwise—consume food or water by mouth.