Types of Nursing Interventions

 Nurse-initiated interventions

 Physician-initiated interventions

 Collaborative interventions
 Advantages of Having a Standard
Classification of Nursing Interventions
 Standardizes nomenclature
 Expands nursing knowledge
 Develops information systems
 Teaches decision making
 Ensures appropriate reimbursement for
nursing services
 Allocates nursing resources
 Communicates nursing to non-nurses
 Links nursing content
Protocols and Standing Orders

 Protocols are written plans that detail the

nursing activities to be executed in specific
situations

 Standing orders empower the nurse to

initiate actions that ordinarily require the
order or supervision of a physician
Carrying Out the Plan of Care
 Prerequisite nursing skills

 Determining the need for assistance

 Promoting self-care: teaching,

counseling and advocacy

 Assisting patient to meet health goals

 Variables that Influence
Goal/Outcome Achievement

 Patient variables
 Nurse variables
 Resources
 Current standards of care
 Research findings
 Ethical and legal guides to practices
The “Five Rights” of Delegation

 The right task

 The right person
 The right communication
 The right feedback
 The right time