Chapter 15: Care Plans
Overview:
Describes the key themes involved in formulating appropriate care plans, including:
- Associated documents
- Diagnoses
- Person‐centered objectives
- Evaluation or review dates
- Electronic review dates
Description:
Care plans should always focus on ‘care provision’ that emphasises the concepts of dignity and caring. This chapter updates readers on modern care plans which are now formulated with the person, for the person.
Topics:
- Introduction
- What are care plans?
- Associated documents
- Nursing diagnosis or issue
- Person-centred objectives
- Evaluation or review dates
- Electronic care plans
- Hints
- Conclusion
Speaker / Author:
Sue Forster
Sue Forster completed her general nurse training in the Queen Alexandra Royal Naval Nursing Service in the UK and abroad. She has extensive clinical, educational, and managerial experience at senior levels gained from a long nursing career in Europe, Australia, and Africa. For the past ten years Sue has managed her own educational consultancy business. Her special interests include gerontic care, continuous quality improvement, and human resource management. Sue is dedicated to the education and empowerment of her nursing colleagues through the provision of sound evidence‐based practice within a holistic framework of quality care.
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