How Does Nursing Move from Measuring the Tasks Completed to Measuring

question 9

Essay

How does nursing move from measuring the tasks completed to measuring the final outcome of the patient? How can the INS help us reach this goal?

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Definitions:

Semantic Memory

A portion of long-term memory that processes ideas and concepts that are not drawn from personal experience.

Episodic Memory

A variety of enduring memory that encompasses the remembrance of particular incidents, circumstances, and personal encounters.

Semantic Network Model

A conceptual framework that represents relationships among ideas or concepts in a network of interconnected nodes, often used in cognitive psychology and information science to illustrate how knowledge is structured and accessed in the mind.

Animal

A living organism characterized by voluntary movement, responsive to environment, and having specialized sensory organs.