Which actions are performed in nurse-initiated interventions?

Which actions are performed in nurse-initiated interventions?

• A. Monitor health status; reduce risks; resolve/prevent/manage a problem; promote independence with ADLs; promote optimum sense of physical/psychological/spiritual well-being; give patients information needed to make informed decisions and be independent
• B. Monitor health status; reduce risks; refer to physician; promote independence with ADLs
• C. Administer medications; perform procedures; document and report
• D. Schedule follow-up appointments and tests

Answer: (A)

Nurse-initiated interventions are independent actions nurses can start without a physician’s order. They come from careful assessment and the nursing process, and they aim to keep the patient safe, reduce health risks, resolve or prevent problems, promote independence in daily activities, and support overall well-being while empowering the patient with information to participate in decisions. This aligns with actions like monitoring health status, reducing risks, addressing problems, promoting independence with ADLs, supporting physical, psychological, and spiritual well-being, and giving patients the education they need to be informed and autonomous. In contrast, tasks such as referring to a physician, administering medications or performing procedures, or scheduling follow-up appointments usually require a physician’s order or coordination beyond independent nursing practice.

Nurse-initiated interventions are independent actions nurses can start without a physician’s order. They come from careful assessment and the nursing process, and they aim to keep the patient safe, reduce health risks, resolve or prevent problems, promote independence in daily activities, and support overall well-being while empowering the patient with information to participate in decisions.

This aligns with actions like monitoring health status, reducing risks, addressing problems, promoting independence with ADLs, supporting physical, psychological, and spiritual well-being, and giving patients the education they need to be informed and autonomous.

In contrast, tasks such as referring to a physician, administering medications or performing procedures, or scheduling follow-up appointments usually require a physician’s order or coordination beyond independent nursing practice.