examination assistance

examination assistance,

a nursing intervention from the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) defined as providing assistance to the patient and another health care provider during a procedure or exam. See also Nursing Interventions Classification.

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assistance [ah-sis´tans]

help or aid.

anger control assistance in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as the facilitation of expression of anger in an adaptive non-violent manner.

breastfeeding assistance in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as preparing a new mother to breastfeed her infant. See also breastfeeding.

examination assistance in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as providing assistance to the patient and another health care provider during a procedure or examination.

financial resource assistance in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as assisting an individual/family to secure and manage finances to meet health care needs.

home maintenance assistance in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as helping the patient/family to maintain the home as a clean, safe, and pleasant place to live.

patient controlled analgesia assistance in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as facilitating control of analgesia administration and regulation. See also patient controlled analgesia.

self care assistance in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as assisting another to perform self-care (activities of daily living).

self care assistance: bathing/hygiene in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as assisting the patient to perform personal hygiene.

self care assistance: dressing/grooming in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as assisting the patient with clothes and make-up.

self care assistance: feeding in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as assisting a person to eat.

self care assistance: toileting in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as assisting another with elimination.

self-modification assistance in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as reinforcement of a self-directed change initiated by the patient to achieve personally important goals.

smoking cessation assistance in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as helping a patient to stop smoking.

surgical assistance in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as assisting the surgeon/dentist with operative procedures and care of the surgical patient.

ventilation assistance in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as promotion of an optimal spontaneous breathing pattern that maximizes oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange in the lungs.

weight gain assistance in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as facilitating gain of body weight.

weight reduction assistance in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as facilitating loss of weight and/or body fat.