NUR 212 - CHAPTER 2

NUR 212 - CHAPTER 2 Minimum Data Set (MDS) - answer - Required by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, the MDS is a uniform data set established by the Department of Health and Human Services. It serves as the framework for any state-specified assessment instruments used to develop a written and comprehensive plan of care for newly admitted residents of nursing facilities. Nursing-sensitive outcomes - answer - Outcomes that are within the scope of nursing practice; consequences or effects of nursing interventions that result in changes in the patient's symptoms, functional status, safety, psychological distress, or costs. palliative care - answer - Level of care that is designed to relieve or reduce intensity of uncomfortable symptoms but not to produce a cure. Palliative care relies on comfort measures and use of alternative therapies to help individuals become more at peace during end of life. patient centered care - answer - concept to improve work efficiency by changing the way that patient care is delivered primary health care - answer - combination of primary and public health care that is accessible to individuals and families in a community and provided at an affordable cost