Jarvis Flashcards
4 Maj components of Diagnostic reasoning
Attending to intinal cues
Formulating diagnostic hypotheses
Gathering data relative to tentative hypothese
Evaluate
Nursing Process
Assesment
Diagnosis
Planning
implentation
Evaluation
Components of critical thinking
Idnentigy assumptions
Validate accurcacy of data
Distinguish normal from abnormal signs
Make hypotheses/inferences
Cluster related cues
Distinguish relevant from irrelevant
Identify missing info (gaps)
Assess risk factors based on context
Diagnosis acutal + potential problems
Nursing diagnosis purpose
used to evaluate the cause of disease. The nursing
diagnosis is used to evaluate the response of the whole
person to actual or potential health problems
FIrst level priority problems
Airway problems
* Breathing problems
* Cardiac/circulation problems
* Vital sign concerns (e.g., high fever)
second-level priority problems
Mental status change (e.g., confusion, decreased alertness)
* Untreated medical problems that necessitate immediate aention (e.g., for a
diabetic patient who has not had insulin)
* Acute pain
* Acute urinary elimination problems
* Abnormal laboratory values
* Risks of infection, to safety, or to security
third-level priority problems
Health problems that do not fit into the previous categories (e.g., problems with
lack of knowledge, activity, rest, family coping)
Four factors that clinical deecisoin makig depends on?
Evidence from research + evidence informed theories
Phys exam and assessment of patient
Clinical expertise
Patient preferences and values
Glaucoma
- condition where optic nerve is damaged