NURS 6825 Study Guide - Critical Thinking, Biomedical Model, Health Promotion
30 Oct 2014
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Assessment: data collection: history: subjective data, physical exam: objective data. Clinical reasoning models: diagnostic reasoning, nursing process, critical thinking. Saunders. practical approach, ed 3, philadelphia, 2004, w. b. Lefevre r: critical thinking and clinical judgment: a. Nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, evaluation. Make inferences: validate inferences, compare clusters of cues with definitions and defining characteristics, identify related factors, document the diagnosis. Outcome identification: identify expected outcomes, individualize to the person, ensure outcomes are realistic and measurable, include a time frame. Nursing process: planning: establish priorities, develop outcomes, set time frames for outcomes, identify interventions, document the plan of care. Critical thinking: assumptions, organized approach, validation, normal/abnormal, inferences, clustering, relevance, inconsistencies, patterns, missing information, health promotion. Critical thinking (cont. : diagnosis, priorities, outcomes, interventions, evaluation, comprehensive plan. Types of data: complete (total health) database, episodic or problem-centered database, follow-up database, emergency database.
