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Nursing Process (ADPIE)
Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Critical Thinking
Acquired through learning and experience
Focuses on options for solving problems and making decisions
-Reflection
-Language
-Intuition
Reflection
Thinking over encounters
Internalizing work
Questioning meaning and solutions
Language
Connected to organized thought
Inner dialogue and critical reflection
Intuition
Pattern recognition
Gut instinct (based on experiences, knowledge and reflective practice)
Decision Making
Recognizing that an issue exists
Analyzing info
Evaluating info
Making conclusions
Critical Thinking in Practice
Identifies and challenges assumptions
Imagines and explores alternatives
Considers ethical principles
Applies reason and logic
Asks questions
Becoming well-informed
Acknowledges personal biases
Critical Thinking Skills
Interpretation (Determining what's going on)
Analysis
Inference (Reasoning through the situation)
Evaluation (Pulling all the pieces together)
Explanation (A goal)
Self-regulation (Ensuring we are staying current in our practice)
Levels of Critical Thinking
1. Basic
2. Complex
3. Commitment
Components of Critical Thinking
Specific Knowledge Base
Experience
Competencies
Attitudes
Standards of Critical Thinking
Dispositions
Truth-seeking
Being open-minded
Thinking analytically
Being systematic
Self-confidence
Being inquisitive
Cognitive maturity
Competencies of Critical Thinking
General - Scientific Method, Problem Solving, Decision Making

Specific - Diagnostic reasoning and inference, Clinical decision making, Nursing process
Assessment
Establishes a database of the client's perceived needs, health problems and responses
Uncovers experiences, health practices, goals, values and expectations
Collection and verification of data & analysis of all data
Subjective Assessment
Client's verbal descriptions/perceptions of condition
Objective Assessment
Observations of clinical measurements or assessments obtained by observation or clinical assessment
Methods of Data Collection
1.) Interview
2.) Health History
3.) Physical Examination
4.) Impending Factors
Diagnosis
Data Analysis
Problem Identification
Label the Essence of the Problem
Nursing Diagnosis
Nursing Diagnosis
A clinical jugement about individual, family or community responses to actual and potential health problems or life processes
Focuses on the nursing needs of the client
Types of Nursing Diagnosis
Actual
Risk
Wellness
Planning
Priorities
Goals (need a time frame & realistic; client centred)
Interventions (nursing care plan)
Implementation
Nurse-initiated and physician-initiated treatments
Providing direct and indirect nursing care interventions to clients
Require multiple health care providers
Evaluation
Allows nurses to determine whether nursing interventions are successful in improving a client's condition or well-being
1.) Examination of condition or situation
2.) Judgement as to whether change has occurred
Positive when you meet desired outcomes, meaning interventions were effective
-Data
-Diagnosis
-Etiologies
-Plans
-Interventions
What actions can a nurse take to accurately measure sleep and pain for clients?
Pain: pain/face scale
Sleep: Asking them how much sleep they're getting compared to how much sleep they normally get
Basic Critical Thinking
Concrete thinking: rules/steps/principles
Limited experience to individualized procedures
One solution seen for complex problems
Following a procedure step by step
Complex Critical Thinking
Basic Critical thinking needs to have been obtained
Outweigh benefits and risks in each situation
Alternative and sometimes conflicting solutions to problems exist
Commitment
Accountability
Nurses choose action belief based on the alternative available
Focuses on result of decision and determination of whether action was appropriate
Diagnostic Reasoning
Collect patient data and then logically develop a clinical judgement
Clinical Decision Making
Facing a clinical problem or situation and choosing a course of action from several options
-Judgement
-Critical and reflective thinking
-Action
-Application of scientific and practical knowledge
Inference
Interpreting the meaning of cues
Identify meaningful clusters of information
Interview
Organized conversation with a client that begins by establishing a therapeutic relationship
Aids in the investigation and discussion of the client's health care needs
1.) Orientation
2.) Working
3.) Termination
Open-ended questions
Encourage clients to describe their health histories in detail
Closed-ended questions
Present a list of possible choices for the client
Nursing Judgement
Critically assess a client
Validate data
Interpret the information gathered
Look for diagnostic cues
Goals
Providing clear direction for the selection and use of nursing interventions
Providing focus for evaluation of the effectiveness of the intervention
Client-Centred Goal
Singular
Observable
Measurable
Time-limited
Mutual
Realistic
Expected outcome
Objective criterion for goal achievement
Nursing Interventions
Actions
Frequency
Quantity
Method
Specify the person to perform them
Consultation/Collaboration
Increase your knowledge about a client's problem
Help you learn skills and obtain the resources needed to solve the problem
Clinical Guidelines/ Protocols
Evidence-informed documents that guide decisions and interventions for specific health care problems
Counseling
Direct care method
Helps clients use problem solving to recognize and manage stress
Facilitate interpersonal relationships
Preventative Nursing Actions
Assessment
Promotion of the client's health potential
Application of prescribed measures
Health teaching
Identification of risk factors for illness &/or trauma
Evaluative Measures
Assessment skills or techniques to collect data for evaluation
Determine whether a pattern of change exists
-Examine the outcome criteria
-Assess the client's actual behavior/response
-Compare the outcome criteria with the actual behavior/response
-Judge the degree of agreement
Self-Concept
Integrated set of conscious and unconscious attitudes and perceptions about the self
-Identity
-Body image
-Role performance
Identity
Internal sense of individuality, wholeness, and consistency of a person over time and in various circumstances
Distinguishes us from others
Influenced by age, gender, social class, ethnicity, and culture
Body Image
Mental picture of a person's own body and is not necessarily consistent with a person's actual body structure or appearance
Stressors on Body Image
Changes in physical appearance
Structure
Functioning caused by normal development change or illness
Self-esteem
Emotional appraisal of self-concept and reflects the overall sense of being capable, worthwhile, and competent
Stressors on Self-esteem
Developmental and relationship changes
Illness
Surgery
Accidents
Responses of other individuals to changes resulting from these events
Role Stressors
Originate in unclear or conflicting role expectations and may be aggravated by illness
Nursing interventions for self-concept disturbance
Increasing the client's self-awareness
Encouraging self-exploration
Aiding in self-evaluation
Helping formulate goals for adaptation
Assisting the client in achieving those goals
When does developing self through modeling, imitation and socialization happen?
Ages 1-3
Reinforcement-Extinction
Certain behaviors become common or are avoided, depending on whether they are approved and reinforced or are discouraged and punished
Identification
When an individual internalizes the beliefs, behavior, and values of role models into a person, unique expression of self
Identity confusion
Not maintaining a clear, consistent, and continuous consciousness of personal identity
Stages of Development
[Birth-1] Trust
[1-3] Autonomy
[3-6] Initiative
[6-12] Industry
[12-20] Identity
[20-40] Intimacy
[40-60] Generativity
[60-older] Ego Integrity
Gate-Control theory of pain
Suggests that pain impulses pass through a “gate” when it’s open and impulses are blocked when it’s closed
Gating mechanisms along the CNS
Assessments of Pain
COLDERRA
-characteristics
-onset
-location
-duration
-exacerbation
-radiation
-relief
-association
PQRST
-provoking factors
-quality
-radiation
-severity
-timing
Scale of 0-10
Types of Pain
Referred
Superficial
Deep/Visceral
Radiating
Referred Pain
Felt in a part of the body separate from the source of pain
Superficial Pain
Localized and of short duration
Deep/Visceral Pain
Diffuse and may radiate in several directions
Duration varies
Radiating Pain
Feels as though it travels down the body part
Controlling Painful Stimuli
Manage the patient's environment
Positioning
Changing wet clothes and dressings
Monitoring equipment, bandages, and hot/cold applications
Preventing urinary retentions and constipation
Pain-relief interventions for gate-controlled pain
Back massage
Relaxation
Music
Etc.
REM sleep
1 stage
Vivid dreams
NREM
4 stages
Sleep with little/no eye movement
Less likely to report vivid dreams
Slowing of heart rate
Decrease in body temperature and BP
Large, slow brain waves
Functions of Sleep
Lowers sympathetic system and increases parasympathetic system
Increases hormone release
Restorative and protective functions
Maintenance of biological functions: protein synthesis and cell division for renewal of tissues
Dreams: important for learning memory and adaptation
Rest contributes to...
Mental relaxation
Freedom from anxiety
State of mental, physical and spiritual activity
Sleep Hygiene
Avoid late afternoon naps
Decrease consumption of caffeine, tobacco and alcohol
Exercise regularly, but not prior to bedtime
Eat regular meals, don't go to bed hungry, and decrease consumption of liquids in the evenings
Maintain regular sleep/wake schedule, even on weekends
Maintain the bedroom as an environment solely for sleep
Ensure a sleeping environment that is comfortable and quiet
Importance of consistency of bedtime routines
All individuals have their own biological clock and sleep-wake cycle; when that sleep-wake cycle is disrupted it can negatively influence the patient's overall health