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Critical Thinking

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Critical Thinking: The Foundation for Nursing Process   Use a systematic way to think: Identify the Problem, Collect Data, Form a concept about the relationship between the data and the problem, implement a plan of action, analyze the effect of action, evaluate the plan of action  
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Intuition:   comes after years of practice, can indicate a problem before clinical signs are evident  
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Blended Skills   Cognitive, Technical, Interpersonal, Ethical  
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Cognitive Skills   Gives scientific rationale and ability for select "best-match" interventions  
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Technical Skills   Allows Competent, comfortable use of technical equipment  
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Interpersonal Skills   Affirms worth of clients, elicits client goals and strengths, allows for collaboration with healthcare team  
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Ethical Skills   allows for client centered practice which is accountable and consistent with standards of practice  
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Analysis   Examine all elements, Think through alternative strategies, Identify options in a patient situation, Prioritize  
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Reflection   Involves self evaluation -- How you handle a situation, what you would change next time; Connection between theory and nursing practice; demonstrate through sharing in post conference and writing  
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Attributes of Critical Thinkers   Adequate knowledge; purposeful, disciplined; independent thinker, courageous; fair, humble; personal integrity; curious, creative; confident  
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Clinical Judgment   Critical thinking supports clinical judgment: -- identifies and challenges assumptions; considers wht is important in a situation; explores alternatives; applies logic and reasoning, makes an informed decision;  
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Clinical Judgment is required   in nursing practice  
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Critical Thinking/Clinical Judgment   Purposeful, informed, outcome-focused; driven by patient, family and community needs; judgments based on evidence; uses both intuition and logic; guided by professional standards; ongoing re-evaluation and striving for improvement  
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Nursing Process   Framework for Nursing practice; framework for critical thinking; determine client needs; intervene to resolve or meet the need; determine whether need is met  
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Five Steps of Nursing Process   Assessing; Diagnosing; Planning; Implementing; Evaluating  
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Assessment: Gathering data   Subjective; Objective  
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Assessment: Sources of data   Patient, family, significant others; Records; Health care Team  
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Data Clustering   Human response to health problem; Cohort data/body systems  
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Example #1 of Data Clustering   RR 32, accessory muscles, "I can't get enough air!" diminished breathing sounds bilaterally  
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Example #2 of Data Clustering   Abdominal incision is red and has some bloody draining, T 100.8, P 92, BP 112/84  
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Analysis/Diagnosis Phase   Analyze: interpret, validate and clustered data; select diagnosis from a list developed by NANDA  
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Example of Nursing Diagnosis   ineffective breathing pattern; shortness of breath; elevated respiratory rate (34); Use of accessory muscles; Aleration of O2, CO2 ratio  
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Nursing Diagnosis   Clinical judgment about individual, family or community responses to actual or potential health problems; Provides basis for selection of nursing interventions to achieve outcomes; Common language for nurse communication  
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Part 1 of Nursing Diagnosis:   Human Response  
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Part 2 of Nursing Diagnosis:   Related factors  
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Part 3 of Nursing Diagnosis:   Defining characteristics: evidence that supports the conslusion of a problem  
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Types of Nursing Diagnosis   Actual, Risk, Possible, Wellness  
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Actual Diagnosis   has a health care need/problem  
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Risk Diagnosis   High potential for developing a health care need/problem  
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Possible Diagnosis   suspicion that there could be problem under the right circumstances but not enough data to confirm it  
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Wellness Diagnosis   Transition to a higher level of functioning building on client's strengths  
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Example of Actual Diagnosis   Assessment data: No stool in 5 days, low fiber diet; Human Response (NANDA) constipatiaon; Related to: r/t low fiber diet; As evidenced by: a.e.b. no stool in 5 days; Nursing Dx: Constipation r/t low fiber diet a.e.b. no stool in 5 days  
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Example of Risk Diagnosis   Assessment data: Head injury, poor gag reflex, oriented x1; Problem/human response: potential for aspirataion; Related to: diminished gag reflex; Nursing Dx: Potential for aspiration r/t diminished gag reflex  
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Example of Possible Diagnosis   Assesment data: Post-operaive patient with mild SOB; Hman response/nursing diagnosis: Possible ineffective airway clearance; Possible alteration in gas exchange  
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Nursing Diagnosis is:   Actual, Potential, Possible & Wellness  
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Actual Nursing Diagnosis   Human Response (NANDA), etilogy, and supporting data  
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Potential Nursing Diagnosis   Human Response (NANDA) and etiology  
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Possible Nursing Diagnosis   Human Response (NANDA)  
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Writing Nursing Diagnoses   Write in Terms of the client response, not the nursing need; Avoid use of value judgments; Two parts of the diagnosis should not mean the same thing; Avoid reversing the parts; Write the problem and related factors in terms that can be changed; State the  
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Planning Phase   Establish client goals to prevent, reduce or resolve the problems identified in the nursing diagnosis; Identify nursing interventions/actions that will assist the client to achieve their goals  
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Elements of the Planning Phase   Priority setting; Goals and/or outcomes; Nursing interventions; Written nursing care plan; Ongoing  
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What Determines the Priority Setting?   Maslow's Heirachy  
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Priority Setting   What is most important to do, Often what must be accomplished first; How do we determine priorities? Who determines Priorities? Actual vs potential problems  
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Nursing Diagnosis: A Blueprint for Care   Outcome Interventions Evaluation: 1. Problem; 2. Related to (r/t); 3. Defining characteristic  
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Mutual Goals   What we (the nurse and the patient) want to achieve  
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Short-Term Goals   realistic, measrable and able to achieve  
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Long-Term Goals   Later e.g. end of shift or by discharge  
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Is there a relationship between Long and Short Term Goals?   Yes, they have to be related  
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Purpose of Goals   Select nursing actions; evaluate patient's progress  
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Characteristics of Goals   Be measurable, not general or vague; Be objective, not subjective; be realistic, be attainable; Complement the nursing diagnosis; Have a time frame  
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Guidelines for Writing Goals/Outcomes   Subject, Verb, Criteria, Common verbs  
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Subject of Goals/Outcomes   Usually the patient, family or community  
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Verb of Goals/Outcomes   Action to be performed  
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Criteria for Writing Goals/Outcomes   Expected patient behavior in observable, measurable terms  
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Common Verbs for Goals/Outcomes   Define, Identify, List, state, describe, verbalize, select, demonstrate, explain, design, prepare, choose, apply  
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Nursing Interventions   Activities performed to meet the client's needs and reach teh client's goals; Nursing interventions are identified in the planning stage; Nursing interventions are performed in the implementation stage of the nursing process; Consist of nursing orders  
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Nursing orders   the written instructions for performing the nursing interventions; Continuity of care; nursing orders: nursing interventions = nursing actions  
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Difference between Expected Outcome and Nursing Order   EO: Patient Behaviors; NO: Nursing activities or actions  
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Independent Nursing Actions   Positioning, Vital signs monitoring, fluids, moniiring I & O, Assisting/providing in Self Cre, Assuring rest/sleep, Nutritional monitoring, Health education, Reassurance/support  
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Implementation Phase   Actions are performed to carry out the plan of care; includes all aspects of care, assist patients to achieve health goals, promote wellness, prevention of disease and restoration of health, facilitate coping with altered functioning  
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Carrying Out The Plan of Care   Implement the independent, dependent and collaborative nursing orders; Continual assessment; Accountable for: evidence based practice, standards of care: HCC, agency and professional  
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Documentation of Care   Nursing interventions; Patient responses  
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Evaluation   Measure Outcomes; Identify Contributing Factors, Document Evaluative Statement; Decide whether to terminate, continue or modify the plan of care  
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Document Evaluative Statement   Did the actions work? Were they effective? Did the patient achieve expected outcome?  
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Measure outcomes   Collect evaluative data; Compare expected outcomes to actual  
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Human Response   Represents pattern of related cues; The problem; Nanda  
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Related factors   Etiology or cause of the problem; related to (r/t)  
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Defining characteristics: evidence that supports the conslusion of a problem   Assessment data or signs & symptoms; As evidenced by (a.e.b.)  
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