Exit and NCLEX Examination Study Guide.

MEDICAL PREP INSTITUTE OF TAMPA BAY Exit/Nclex Examination fjenar inc Study Guide 1 Management of Care 2 Priorty Definition Deciding which needs or problems require immediate action and which ones could be delayed until later time because they are not urgent Guidelines for prioritizing  Nurse and client rank client’s needs  Priorities are classified as high, intermediate, or low  High priorities include life-threatening needs  Nonemergency and non–life-threatening needs are intermediate  Client needs not directly related to client’s illness or prognosis are low priorities Setting priorities for client teaching Review learning objectives established and determine what client perceives as important Prioritizing for groups of clients  Identify problem of each client, reviewing all nursing diagnoses  Determine most urgent needs and begin with those; then move to less urgent needs  Factor in time it may take to care for priority needs of each client  Involve client as much as possible in his or her care Key words First, Priority, Initial, Main Concern, Primary, first ,Best ,Most important, Essential,