Exam #1 Flashcards
Nurses provide care to clients by
combining scientific _____ methods with ______ skills to provide care through the nursing process
- problem- solving
- critical thinking
Problem-solving
definition:
The basic skill of identifying a problem and taking steps to resolve it
Trial-and-error problem-solving
definition:
- An experimental approach
- Experimenter does not have sufficient information to anticipate results.
7 Steps of Scientific Problem-Solving
1) Identify the problem.
2) Gather information relative to the problem.
3) Formulate hypotheses; choose preferred solution.
4) Plan action to test suggested solution.
5) Experiment and observe the results.
6) Interpret the results; draw conclusions.
7) Evaluate the solution.
Critical Thinking definition
It is a complicated mix of inquiry, knowledge, intuition, logic, experience, and common sense.
-an important nursing strategy for problem solving
The nursing process is a framework of scientific ________ combined with critical thinking skills
-problem-solving
Nursing care plan (NCP) definition
Guidelines derived on the basis of the nursing process to ensure consistency among nursing staff.
Nurses and clients work together as partners to
- promote health
- prevent disease/illness
- restore health
- facilitate coping with altered functioning
T or F
The nursing process highlights the differences in roles between licensed personnel and non-licensed personnel.
True
-The nursing process not only includes the actions involved in tasks but also integrates critical thinking.
Nursing Assessment definition:
The systematic and continuous collection of data
- identify priorities
- collect data
- update database
Nursing Diagnosis definition:
The statement (or label) of the client’s actual or potential problem
Planning definition:
- Development of goals for care and possible activities to meet them
- Identify priorities.
- Prepare to document specific actions that will reach outcomes/goals by stating specific timeline for the plan.
Implementation definition:
- The giving of actual nursing care
- Take actions that are necessary to achieve goals
- Monitor and report results of assessment, goals, and interventions to other healthcare team members
Evaluation definition:
- The measurement of the effectiveness of nursing care
- Identify factors that contributed to success or failure of the NCP’s outcomes or goals.
Characteristics of the Nursing Process (3 types:list them)
- Systematic
- Client-oriented
- Goal- oriented
