N104: Essentials of Nursing Care - Health Safety

N104: Essentials of Nursing Care – Health Safety Study Guide • Help the patient identify a healthy lifestyle to promote the health maintenance. • Refer the patient to community services for appropriate follow up after discharge. • Provide education relative to healthmaintenance. • Provide aids to assist with treatment compliance. • Encourage the patient to obtain the routine exams. • Teach the patient to perform self-examinationtechniques. Evaluation The nursing care plan for health maintenance is successful if the patient has made progress toward the goals established in the planning phase. The nurse must document the patient's response to interventions performed by the nurse or any other team member. If the patient does not make progress toward the expected outcome, the goals should be re-evaluated and altered if necessary.

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