Ch. 2: Critical Thinking and Nursing Process-MJ Flashcards
Define: The active, orderly, well thought-out reasoning process that guides a nurse in various approaches to making a nursing judgement by applying knowledge and experience, problem solving, logic, reasoning, and decision making
Critical thinking
Define: A systematic problem-solving process that guides all nursing actions
Nursing process
As a critical thinker, you should ___, explore various courses of ____, keep ___ in mind, determine appropriate ____, recognize in one’s own _____, and be _____.
Prioritize Explore various courses of ACTION Keep ETHICs in mind Determine appropriate OUTCOMES Recognize in one's own KNOWLEDGE, and be FLEXIBLE
What are the 6 steps of the nursing process?
- Assessment
- Diagnosis
- Planning OUTCOMES
- Planning INTERVENTIONS
- Implementation
- Evaluation
What is the first phase and what happens here?
Assessment; data gathering
regarding the patient
What is the second step and what do you do here?
Diagnosis; interpret data collected and provide nursing care/direction
What do nursing diagnosis reflect?
The clients actual responses to actual or potential health problems
What is the third and forth steps of the nursing process? What do you do here?
Planning outcomes and planning interventions; predict outcomes and plan intervention
What is the fifth step in the nursing process and what happens here?
Implementation; ACTION; provide care based on previous nursing process steps
What is the final phase of the nursing process? What do you do here?
Evaluation; determine accuracy of theories; evaluate client’s response
Is the nursing process a linear process?
No; it is a cyclical process that follows a logical progression
Define: A unique blend of thinking, doing, and caring
Full spectrum nursing
What are the 4 main concepts that describe full spectrum nursing?
Thinking
Doing
Caring
Patient situation (or context)
Full spectrum nursing: What are the two parts to thinking?
Critical thinking and theoretical knowledge
Full spectrum nursing: Thinking
Which aspect to the thinking concept enables you to fully use your knowledge and skills?
Critical thinking