planning (redirected from discharge planning)

planning /plan·ning/ (plan´ing) consciously setting forth a scheme to achieve a desired end or goal.

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natural family planning  rhythm method.

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planning

Etymology: L, planum

(in five-step nursing process) a category of nursing behavior in which a strategy is designed to achieve the goals of care for an individual patient, as established in assessing and analyzing. Planning includes developing and modifying a care plan for the patient, cooperating with other personnel, and recording relevant information. To develop the plan the nurse anticipates the patient's needs according to established priorities; involves the patient and the patient's family and significant others in designing the plan; uses all information necessary for managing the patient's care, including recorded information from other health professionals and the age, sex, culture, ethnicity, and religion; plans for the patient's comfort, activity, and function; and chooses nursing measures that are necessary to deliver care as planned. With the cooperation of other health personnel the nurse coordinates care for the benefit of the patient and identifies resources in the health care facility or community for social or health assistance as needed by the client or the patient's family. All information relevant to the management of the patient's care plan is recorded. Planning follows analyzing and precedes implementing in the five-step nursing process. See also analyzing, assessing, evaluating, implementing, nursing process.

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planning [plan´ing]

consciously setting forth a scheme to achieve a desired end or goal. The planning phase of the nursing process provides a blueprint for nursing interventions to achieve specified goals. A plan of nursing care includes nursing diagnoses arranged in order of priority, goals or objectives that give direction and purpose to nursing intervention, nursing orders that encompass nursing activities necessary to achieve specified goals, and criteria by which it is possible to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing intervention and the plan of care. In most instances the goals or objectives can be used as outcome criteria for the evaluation phase of the process.

Goals or objectives in the care plan should be stated in behavioral terms, that is, they should describe what the patient will be able to do as a result of nursing interventions. If they are to be useful as criteria for evaluation, they should be measurable and realistic. Nursing orders are the nursing actions and patient activities prescribed by the nurse to achieve the stated goals and objectives.

discharge planning in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as preparation for moving a patient from one level of care to another within or outside the current health care agency. See also discharge planner.

family planning the practice of birth control measures within the context of family values, attitudes, and beliefs; including oral contraceptives, diaphragm, condom, and natural family planning; see also contraception.

family planning, natural methods of avoiding conception without the use of artificial contraceptive means; see discussion under contraception. Called also fertility awareness methods.

family planning: contraception in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as facilitation of pregnancy prevention by providing information about the physiology of reproduction and methods to control conception. See also contraception.

family planning: infertility in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as management, education, and support of the patient and significant other undergoing evaluation and treatment for infertility.

family planning: unplanned pregnancy in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as facilitation of decision making regarding pregnancy outcome.

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Patient discussion about planning.

Q. How do I know if someone’s planning to commit suicide? A guy I know is acting weird lately…saying some scary stuff about dying. How can I know he is not joking? And how can I stop him?

A. Often times suicidal individuals reach out for help by speaking about it. They usually tell you that they will be or are committing suicide. Just ask him like Helen said. It's the best way. You don't want to beat around the bush with such a subject.

Q. My friend is imprisoned for a planned murder. My friend is imprisoned for a planned murder. Family and friend assumes that he is bipolar, but as yet he is not been diagnosed. He has answered yes to all the questions in a questionnaire to indicate bipolar. Bipolar do commit murder often and would he have been manic when he did it?

A. It is not uncommon for someone suffering with bipolar to commit crimes, mostly this happens in a manic state. His family can talk to his lawyer about getting him a pychological evaluation, if he is dagnosed bipolar they can begin to treat him. He will still be responsible for his actions but they can work with him to make him better. Good luck

Q. My high BP is in control and planning for a baby. What should I do to increase the chance of a healthy baby? I am 37 and It is high time that I need to have a baby. I am not aware of the complications involved in late pregnancy. I am hypertensive and I do fear of problems that can affect my pregnancy or can let my child get affected. My high BP is in control now and I am planning for a baby. I want to know where and how can a hypertensive be affected during pregnancy? What should I do to increase the chance of a healthy baby?

A. first, you need to be aware that you have 2 pregnancy risks condition now : your history of hypertension and your age. the older a woman is getting pregnant, the higher the risk will be.

about the hypertension, it is good if you can have it under control, and all you need to do is consult your problem with your ob-gyn doctor, and follow your doctor's every advise. beside the therapy (anti-hypertension drugs) you might need to consume, you can also try some do-it-yourself advise :
- try to be more relax (get away from your daily stress, especially if you're a working woman)
- control your diet (hypertension is closely related with what you eat)
- have enough rest

good luck with your pregnancy planning, and stay healthy always..