Practical Points in Preparation of Nursing Care Plan
- You first review the nursing diagnosis, then assign this priority or the order in which these are to be met.
- Along with client and family, develop goals specific to the client's individual needs.
- These goals may be designated (by the client/family) as high, medium or low priority.
- Your nursing strategies should be or client centered.
- Each strategy that you consider should be based on a specific reason.
- Document or write down nursing diagnosis, goals with time periods and nursing strategies. This information is to be written in a systematic and concise manner so that other nursing personnel can understand and use it.
- Remember that nursing care plan focuses on nursing problems and have a nursing approach.
- Write nursing care plan in clear and specific terms.
- Take time to sit down and write out a plan of care that will help you to organize your mental thoughts to think through what you hope to accomplish by nursing care.
- Take into account potential problems as well as those which are actually present. Review the possibilities of alternative nursing interventions and develop a plan of care that can be followed through by all nursing personnel concerned with the client.