Prioritizing Patient Care Tasks Template

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Ensure optimal patient care by prioritizing tasks based on urgency and criticality. This template helps nurses quickly identify and focus on the most critical patient care tasks, enhancing both efficiency and patient outcomes.

By using this template, nurses can better manage rapidly changing patient needs, ensuring that the most urgent and vital tasks are addressed promptly.

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Proposed Tasks

Critical and Immediate

  • Administer Medication due in 2 hours
    ☐ Check patient's medication chart ☐ Administer prescribed medication
  • Patient Assessment due in 1 day
    ☐ Assess patient's vital signs ☐ Monitor patient's symptoms
  • Patient Wound Dressing due in 1 day
    ☐ Prepare dressing materials ☐ Perform wound dressing
  • Administer Patient Vaccination due in 1 day
    ☐ Prepare vaccine ☐ Administer vaccination
  • Patient Blood Sample Collection due in 1 day
    ☐ Prepare for blood collection ☐ Collect blood sample

Critical but Not Immediate

  • Patient Physical Therapy due in 2 days
    ☐ Coordinate with physical therapist ☐ Assist in therapy session
  • Update Patient Records due in 3 days
    ☐ Update patient's medical history ☐ Document patient's progress
  • Patient Nutrition Planning due in 3 days
    ☐ Coordinate with dietician ☐ Update patient's meal plan
  • Patient Counselling due in 3 days
    ☐ Prepare for counselling session ☐ Conduct patient counselling
  • Patient Discharge Planning due in 1 week
    ☐ Plan patient's discharge ☐ Coordinate with patient's family

Not Critical but Immediate

  • Patient Room Cleaning due in 2 hours
    ☐ Coordinate with cleaning staff ☐ Ensure patient's room cleanliness
  • Patient Hygiene Assistance due in 2 hours
    ☐ Assist patient in personal hygiene ☐ Ensure patient's comfort
  • Patient Comfort Assessment due in 2 hours
    ☐ Assess patient's comfort level ☐ Make necessary adjustments
  • Patient Bed Linen Change due in 2 hours
    ☐ Prepare clean bed linen ☐ Change patient's bed linen
  • Respond to Patient's Family Queries due in 1 day
    ☐ Answer patient's family queries ☐ Provide patient's progress update

Not Critical and Not Immediate

  • Order Medical Supplies due in 1 week
    ☐ Check inventory ☐ Order necessary medical supplies
  • Schedule Patient's Follow-up Appointment due in 1 week
    ☐ Schedule appointment ☐ Inform patient's family
  • Complete Mandatory Training due in 2 weeks
    ☐ Complete online training modules ☐ Pass post-training assessment
  • Attend Nursing Skill Workshop due in 1 month
    ☐ Register for workshop ☐ Attend workshop
  • Prepare for Health Inspection due in 1 month
    ☐ Check compliance with health standards ☐ Coordinate with health inspector