Nursing Care Plan Workshop: Review and Tips!

If you were unable to make it to the Nursing Care Plan workshop facilitated by Professor Fidel Lim on June 6, 2012, see below for a brief review of some of his suggestions. During the session he introduced a case study, guided attendees through an effective and ineffective care plan for the case, and offered participants the opportunity for Q & A.  He also reviewed some of his own tips for writing a "care plan that cares." It was a great session!

Some things to remember when composing you care plan are:

• Get creative! You can add in your own headings to make sure you are accurately communicating what you need to say and information is represented appropriately
• When highlighting expected outcomes be S.M.A.R.T.  Think specific, measurable, action (verb) achievable, relevant, time frame
• For nursing interventions and rationales be sure to pair a rationale with each intervention, check what your textbook says, recommend interventions that are not found in the textbook (be creative, but appropriate), and integrate your knowledge of pharmacology
• Evaluate! What did you see during your shift? How did your patient respond to the interventions? What parameters will you use to evaluate

If you have questions or would like to know more about what was discussed during the session, feel free to reach out to professor Lim at fl9@nyu.edu. He can be a great resource as you start to think about writing a caring care plan.