Nursing Process Related Flashcards
Commitment to profession
Shaped by past experiences
Reflection of personal goals and values
Maintaining the viability of nursing science for future generations
Affective commitment
Satisfaction and pride
Positive experiences
“Wow I just made this persons day this is what I really need to do with my life”
Normative commitment
Sense of duty
Positives and negatives
Obligations
Continuance commitment
A sense of “this is all I know”
May experience burnout
Miserable nurses , “stuck in a rut”
Critical thinking
A systematic way to form and shape ones thinking.
It is : solving problems creatively, thinking with a purpose, comprehensive , well reasoned, necessary for the nursing process , problem solving,trial and error, scientific research, intuitive thinking
Critical thinking
Intuitive and logical
Cognitive, technical and interpersonal
The critical thinking nurse needs to have a blend of important skills along with a willingness to use them creatively and critically
Assists with patients to promote or restore health, prevent disease,facilitate coping with altered functioning
Developing technical skills
Continuous learning and mastery of manual skills
Being updated on equipment and new knowledge.
Developing ethical and legal skills
Hold self accountable for care
Document everything
Voice concerns
A characteristic of a critical thinker
Fair minded
The nursing process
A systematic scientific framework that directs the nurse towards identifying or assessing client needs and creating a plan of action to solve or minimize those needs.
Scientific,holistic, creative
Order of nursing process
Assess
Diagnose
Plan
Implement
Evaluate
Assessment
Systematically collecting patient data
Diagnose
Clearly identifying patients strengths and any actual or potential problems
Planning
Develop a holistic plan of individualized care that specifies desired patient goals and related outcomes
Also include nursing interventions most likely to assist the patient to meet those expected outcomes
Implement
Execute plan of care