North American Nursing Diagnosis Association

An example of an actual nursing diagnosis is: Sleep deprivation. A clinical judgment describing a specific cluster of nursing diagnoses that occur together, and are best addressed together and through similar interventions. An example of a syndrome diagnosis is: Relocation stress syndrome.

NANDA International (formerly the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association) is a professional organization of nurses interested in standardized nursing terminology, that was officially founded in 1982 and develops, researches, disseminates and refines the nomenclature, criteria, and taxonomy of nursing diagnoses.

“nanda” ~ literally ‘what’ in an informal form. “-yo” ~ its abit like “spoken punctuation”, and you’d find that very often japanese spoken statements utilizes this, ie. -ka, -ne, -yo.

The nursing process functions as a systematic guide to client-centered care with 5 sequential steps. These are assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Assessment is the first step and involves critical thinking skills and data collection; subjective and objective.

• Report introduction.
• Key messages.
• Using key principles of MCA in care planning.
• Human rights, choice and control.
• Involvement and person-centred care.
• Liberty and autonomy.
• Monitoring implementation.

A care plan outlines a person’s assessed care needs and how you will meet those needs to help them stay at home. You must work with the person to prepare a care plan and make sure they understand and agree with it. After services start, you must review the plan at least once every 12 months.

To create a plan of care, nurses should follow the nursing process: Assessment. Diagnosis. Outcomes/Planning….

1. Assess the patient.
2. Identify and list nursing diagnoses.
3. Set goals for (and ideally with) the patient.
4. Implement nursing interventions.
5. Evaluate progress and change the care plan as needed.

A care plan is generally written by health or social care staff, with input from the individual. Not legally binding. This can cover any aspect of future health and social care. It guides future decisions about best interests of the individual, if they lose the capacity to make decisions.

Strategic planning in health care organizations involves outlining the actionable steps needed to reach specific goals. Increasingly, organizations are having to recalibrate their health care strategies to suit current market trends and changing approaches to patient care.

Systematic literature reviews on the impact of care planning show that it leads to only limited reductions in admissions and small improvements in patients’ physical health. However, it does improve patients’ confidence and skills in self-management.

Care plans are the way we plan and agree how someone’s health and social needs can be met, and how good health and wellbeing can be supported.

Benefits of managed care include patients having multiple options for coverage and paying lower costs for prescription drugs. Disadvantages include restrictions on where patients can get services and issues with finding referrals.

An effective care plan will help you to better understand your condition, live as independently as possible and have more control over your life. Additionally, a care plan is important because it helps your family and other loved ones to understand your wishes and how they can support you as well.

To be eligible for a Care Plan, your GP must identify that you have a chronic medical condition that has been, or is likely to be, present for six months or longer.

A care and support plan is a detailed document setting out what services will be provided, how they will meet your needs, when they will be provided, and who will provide them. At the bottom of the care and support plan there must be a sum of money, called a “personal budget”.