Chapter 10

Question 1

Nurses Personal Attributes

Answer 1

• Openmindedness/ humility
• Profound sense of the value of the person
• Self-awareness and knowledge of own beliefs and values
• Sense of personal responsibility for actions
• Motivation
• Leadership skills
• Bravery to question the “system”

Question 2

Cognitive skills

Answer 2

• critical thinking

- skills involve thinking through a situation to achieve outcomes

Question 3

ethical/legal skills

Answer 3

involves following a moral code and acting professionally.

Question 4

Technical skills

Answer 4

relate to the proper use of equipment

Question 5

Interpersonal skills

Answer 5

are used to develop caring relationships

Question 6

QSEN Competencies

Answer 6

• Person-centered care
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Evidence-based practice
• Quality improvement
• Safety
• Informatics

Question 7

Trial-and-error problem solving

Answer 7

• involves testing any number of solutions until one is found that works for that particular problem
• not efficient method for nursing and can be dangerous

Question 8

Scientific problem solving

Answer 8

Involves:

1) problem identification
2) data collection
3) hypothesis formulation
4) plan of action
5) hypothesis testing
6) interpretation of results
7) evaluation

Question 9

Intuitive problem solving

Answer 9

a direct understanding of a situation based on background of experience, knowledge, and skill that makes expert decision making possible

Question 10

Critical thinking

Answer 10

-contextual and changes depending on circumstances

Question 11

Potential Errors in Decision Making

Answer 11

• Bias
• Failure to consider the total situation
• impatience

Question 12

1955

Answer 12

Nursing process term used by Hall

Question 13

1960s

Answer 13

Specific steps delineated

Question 14

1967

Answer 14

Yura and Walsh published first comprehensive book on nursing process

Question 15

1973

Answer 15

ANA Congress for Nursing Practice developed Standard of Practice

Question 16

1982

Answer 16

State board examinations for professional nursing uses nursing process as organizing concept

Question 17

Five Steps of the Nursing Process

Answer 17

1) Assessing
2) Diagnosing
3) Planning
4) Implementing
5) Evaluating

Question 18

Assessing

Answer 18

collecting, validating, and communicating patient data

Question 19

Diagnosing

Answer 19

analyzing patient data to identify patient strengths and problems

Question 20

Planning

Answer 20

specifying patient outcomes and related nursing interventions

Question 21

Implementing

Answer 21

carrying out the plan of care

Question 22

Evaluating

Answer 22

measuring extent to which patient achieved outcomes

Question 23

Dynamic

Answer 23

great interaction and overlapping among the five steps

Question 24

Systematic

Answer 24

part of an ordered sequence of activities

Question 25

Interpersonal

Answer 25

human being is always at the heart of nursing

Question 26

Outcome oriented

Answer 26

nurses and patients work together to identify outcomes

Question 27

Universally applicable

Answer 27

a framework for all nursing activities

Question 28

Reflection in action

Answer 28

Happens in the here and now of the activity and is also known as “thinking on your feet.

Question 29

Reflection on action

Answer 29

Occurs after the fact and involves thinking through a situation that has occurred in the past

Question 30

Reflection for action

Answer 30

Helps the person to think about how future actions might change as a result of the reflection