independent nursing actions

in·de·pen·dent nurs·ing ac·tions

(in'dĕ-pen'dĕnt nŭrs'ing ak'shŭnz)

Nurse-initiated interventions; actions prescribed independently by nurses for patient care; initiated without supervision.

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It includes plans and interventions for home care; standardized nursing languages; emphasis on health promotion; modified standardized care plans for individual care; and emphasis on collaborative practice and independent nursing actions.

Maternal newborn nursing care plans, 2d ed

SPIN employs primarily independent nursing actions. Each nurse uses her/his own clinical judgement, experience, and knowledge of the family to direct the assessment and determine the best actions to use with the parents in developing viable strategies to cope with the critical family stress points.

Stress-point intervention for parents of children hospitalized with chronic conditions