8 Planning and Evaluating Fundamental Care Free Online FlashCards

What needs does fundamental care address?

Fundamental care supports comfort, safety, dignity, health, and function through hygiene, mobility, nutrition, elimination, sleep, and activities of daily living.

What are the stages of the nursing process for fundamental care?

The nursing process is a repeating cycle: assess, identify needs and priorities, set outcomes, plan and provide care, document, then evaluate and revise.

How should care needs and priorities be identified?

Prioritize immediate safety and urgent changes while recognizing the person’s strengths and respecting their choices.

What makes an expected care outcome SMART?

A SMART outcome is specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound.

How should planned care be provided?

Choose individualized, evidence-informed actions, explain them, invite participation, and provide only the assistance needed. Follow care plans, orders, infection-control procedures, and role requirements.

What should fundamental-care documentation include?

Record relevant findings, care provided, the person’s response, and any communication or follow-up.

How does evaluation guide the next care plan?

Compare current findings with baseline and expected outcomes. Continue effective actions, adjust ineffective ones, and report significant changes.

What guides individualized hygiene care?

Assess usual routines, preferences, skin and oral condition, pain, and sensory or mobility limits. Offer choices, protect privacy and warmth, and encourage safe self-care.

What should be assessed before assisting with mobility?

Assess baseline function, strength, balance, pain, endurance, transfer ability, devices, restrictions, and fall risk. Monitor for fatigue, breathlessness, dizziness, or pain during activity.

Which factors inform nutrition and fluid planning?

Assess appetite, usual diet, preferences, chewing and swallowing ability, assistance needs, prescribed diet, and relevant intake or weight trends.

What should be assessed and reported for elimination?

Assess usual urinary and bowel patterns, discomfort, continence, last bowel movement, and changes in stool or urine. Report significant changes such as blood or persistent diarrhea.

How can care support sleep and rest?

Support familiar routines and a comfortable, quiet environment, address modifiable discomfort, and coordinate care to reduce avoidable awakenings.