The Colorado Nursing Articulation Model: 2001-2005
Publication of the Colorado Trust
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Glossary
Alternative Nursing Care Delivery Systems
Innovation and/or non-traditional methods of delivering nursing care, i.e., methods new to a given setting.
Common Well-Defined Health Needs
Health needs about which an essential core of knowledge exists and for which standardized regimes are in most instances utilized.
Complex Health Needs
Multi-system health needs that are complicated by factors affecting the predictability of the outcome.
Dependent Functions
The behaviors individuals perform that are delegated by another.
Escrow
To be put in trust. Escrowed nursing credits will be put on the transcript after successful completion of one semester of full time nursing course work at the receiving institution.
Independent Functions
The behaviors of individuals for which they alone assume responsibility and accountability for the process and outcomes.
Interdependent Functions
The behaviors of individuals in which responsibility and accountability for the process and outcomes are shared with others.
Nursing Diagnosis
A descriptive interpretation of the data collected and categorized that indicates problems or needs of the client, patient or family that can be affected by nursing care.
Nursing Process
The means of using assessment, analysis, planning, implementation and evaluation to facilitate the optimal level of functioning for the client, patient, family or group.
Peer Review
A systematic evaluation conducted by colleagues for the purpose of improving the quality of health care delivery. Predictable Outcomes Results that can generally be anticipated in advance.
Structured Setting
An organized environment in which policies, roles, responsibilities and the decision-making process regarding nursing care are clearly defined.
Unpredictable Outcomes
Results that generally cannot be anticipated in advance.
Unstructured Setting
An environment in which policies, roles, responsibilities and the decision-making process regarding nursing care are not clearly defined.
Copyright 8 2000, by the
Colorado Council on Nursing Education.
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