Nursing 114

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critical thinking

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The use of the mind in forming conclusions, making decisions, drawing inferences, and reflecting.

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3 Levels of Critical Thinking

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Basic (only one right answer exists)
Complex - More independent, risks are weighed
Commitment - Makes choices independently, assumes accountability

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6 Critical Thinking Skills

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Interpretation
Analysis
Evaluation
Inference
Explanation
Self Regulation

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Critical Thinking Model (5 points)

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Knowledge Base
Experience
Competencies
Attitudes
Standards

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6 Critical Thinking Competencies

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Scientific Method
Problem Solving
Decisio Making
Diagnostic Reasoning and Inferences
Clinical Decisioin Making
Nursing Process

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Critical Thinking Competencies

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Intellectual processes used to make decisions

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Nursing Process

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5-step problem solving process specific to nursing

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Clinical Decision Making

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Choosing the best approach for reaching desired goal.

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3 Critical Thinking Standards

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Ethical Criteria
Criteria for Evaluation
Professional Responsibility

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Critical Thinking Synthesis

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Non-linear (not an exact order of steps. It's dynamic)
A meshing of knowledge, experience, standards, and attitudes.

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Purpose of the Nursing Process (4 things)

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Enables the nurse to
Organize and deliver nursing care
Identify, diagnose and treat HUMAN RESPONSES to illness and health
It is dynamic and continuous as the client's needs change

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5 Steps to the Nursing Process

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Assessment
Nursing Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation

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Assessment

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Collecting, verifying, analyzing and communicating information/data about a client

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Nursing Diagnosis (or label)

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A statement that describes the client's actual or potential response to a health problem.

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Planning

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Establishing client-centered boals and expected outcomes
Selecting nursing interventions to achieve the goals and outcomes.

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Implementation

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Nursing behavior in which the actions necessary for achieving the goals and expected outcomes are initiated and completed.

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Evaluation

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Measures the client's response to the nursing action and the client's progress toward achieving goals. (if evaluation is negative, start at assessment again)

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Important concepts in the Nursing Process

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Levels of critical thinking
Components
Skills
Competencies
Attitudes

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Assessment - Data Collection

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Data collection must be acurate, complete, descriptive and appropriate
Avoid inferences and opinions
Obtain confirmation of the data

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Types of Data

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Subjective data (symptoms)
Objective data (signs)

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Assessment Sources of data (6)

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Client/patient
Families/significant others
Health care team members
Medical records/other records
Literature review
Nursing experience

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Strategies for Effective Communication

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Silence,
Attentive listening
Clarifying
Focusing
Stating Observations
Summarizign

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Types of Assessments

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Comprehensive -entire body
Focused - one system only

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11 Functional Health Patterns

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Health Perception, Nutrition, Elimination, Activity, Cognitive, Sleep, Self Perception, Role, Sexuality, Coping, Values

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2 ways to formulate nursing judgements

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Data interpretation
Data/Cue Clustering

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Nursing Diagnosis

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A description of the CLIENT'S RESPONSE to an actual or potential health proglem

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Purpose of the nursing diagnosis

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Identifies health problems in clients, families, communities
Provides direction for nursing care
Takes into account the data obtained during the assessment.

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NANDA - North American Nursing Diagnosis Asociation

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Wrote the guidelines for nursing diagnosis

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Data Cluster

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a set of signs and symptoms that are grouped together in a logical order.

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The diagnosis should contain how many defining characteristics?

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3-4

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Types of nursing diagnosis

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ACTUAL
RISK
Possible
Syndrome
Wellness

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3 parts to a diagnostic statement

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Problem or diagnostic label
Etiology (Cause) - something we can fix
Signs and Symptoms

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What can't be used in the etiology?

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The medical diagnosis

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What is the format of a diagnostic statement?

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Nursing diagnosis related to ETIOLOGY as evidenced by SIGNS and SYMPTOMS

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5 NOT's in the Nursing Diagnosis

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Not the medical diagnosis
Not the nurse's problem
Not equipment problems
Not Goals
Not Interventions