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Nursing 101 Fundamentals 2

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1. Which group legitimized the steps of the nursing process in 1973 by developing standards of practice to guide nursing practice?
Assist patient to achieve desired outcomes -- promote wellness - prevent disease and illness - restore health - and facilitate coping with altered functioning.
American Nurses Association Congress for Nursing Practice.
Purpose of thinking - Identify the purpose or goal of your thinking.
Actual or potential health problem that an independent nursing intervention can prevent or resolve. Actual problem is present - Possible problem may be present - but more data are needed to confirm or disconfirm the problem. Potential problem may occ

2. Intuitive Problem Solving
Develop a prioritized list of the nursing diagnoses.
Direct understanding of a situation based on a background of experience - knowledge and skill that makes expert decision making possible.
Concept mapping.
Thinking independently - being intellectually humble - and being curious and persevering.

3. How is the purpose of thinking relevant to the successful use of critical thinking competencies?
Method of problem solving that involves testing any number of solutions until one is found that works for that particular problems.
This helps to discipline thinking by keeping all thoughts directed to the goal.
Potential Problems - Identifying and flagging - remedy the pitfalls to sound reasoning.
Developing Accountability.

4. What are Activities with Planning in the Nursing Process?
Make a judgment about the patients health status - ability to manage his or her own healthcare - and need for nursing. Plan individualized holistic care that draws on patient strengths and is responsive to changes in the patients conditions.
No one step in the nursing process is a one - time phenomenon; each step flows into the next step. All five stages can occur almost simultaneously.
Ultimately you must identify alternative judgments or decisions - weigh their merits - and reach a conclusion.
Establish priorities. Write outcomes - and develop an evaluative strategy. Select nursing interventions. Communicate plan of nursing care.

5. What are obstacles to Critical Thinking?
Clear - precise - specific - accurate - relevant - plausible - consistent - logical - deep - broad - complete - significant - adequate (for the purpose) - and fair.
Method of problem solving that involves testing any number of solutions until one is found that works for that particular problems.
Making assumptions - personal biases - habits and routines - anxiety - pressure and deadlines - lack of confidence - pride.
Ultimately you must identify alternative judgments or decisions - weigh their merits - and reach a conclusion.

6. What are the skills necessary to use the nursing process?
Clear - precise - specific - accurate - relevant - plausible - consistent - logical - deep - broad - complete - significant - adequate (for the purpose) - and fair.
It is important to judge whether the knowledge available to you is accurate - complete - and relevant. If you reason with false information or lack important data - it is impossible to draw a sound conclusion.
Adequacy of Knowledge - Judgment if you have accurate - complete - factual - timely - and relevant information.
Intellectual - technical - interpersonal - and ethical/legal skills as well as the willingness to use these skills creatively when working with patients.

7. What is the second step in developing a method of critical thinking?
Make a judgment about the patients health status - ability to manage his or her own healthcare - and need for nursing. Plan individualized holistic care that draws on patient strengths and is responsive to changes in the patients conditions.
Welcoming flashes of intuition as additions to logical reasoning - rather than as disruptions. Validating intuitions: When an intuition cannot be validated (when a nurse senses something is wrong with her patient although no signs) - careful monitori
Adequacy of Knowledge - Judgment if you have accurate - complete - factual - timely - and relevant information.
Once nurses have a working knowledge of the nursing process - they can apply it to well or ill patients - young or old patients - in any type of practice setting.

8. Trial - and - Error Problem Solving
Method of problem solving that involves testing any number of solutions until one is found that works for that particular problems.
This helps to discipline thinking by keeping all thoughts directed to the goal.
To systematically and continuously collect - validate - and communicate patient data.
Welcoming flashes of intuition as additions to logical reasoning - rather than as disruptions. Validating intuitions: When an intuition cannot be validated (when a nurse senses something is wrong with her patient although no signs) - careful monitori

9. How is the nursing process systematic?
The human being is always at the heart of nursing. The nursing process ensures that nurses are patient centered rather than task centered.
Method of problem solving that involves testing any number of solutions until one is found that works for that particular problems.
Purpose of thinking - Identify the purpose or goal of your thinking.
Each nursing task is a part of an ordered sequence of activities - and each activity depends on the accuracy of the activity that precedes it and influences the actions that follow it.

10. Critical Thinking
Establish the Database: Nursing History - Physical Assessment - Review of patient record and nursing literature - consultation with patients support people and healthcare professionals. Continuously update the Database. Validate Data. Communicate Dat
Thought that is disciplined - comprehensive - based on intellectual standards - and - as a result - well reasoned; a systematic way to form and shape ones thinking that functions purposefully and exactingly.
There is a great interaction and overlapping among the five steps; no one step in the process is a one - time phenomenon; each step is fluid and flows into the next step.
Systematically collect patient data (assessing) - clearly identify patient strengths and actual and potential problems (diagnosing) - develop a holistic plan of individualized care that specifies the desired patient goals and related outcomes and the

11. Assess
To systematically and continuously collect - validate - and communicate patient data.
Specific - measurable criteria used to evaluate whether the patient goal has been met.
Clear - precise - specific - accurate - relevant - plausible - consistent - logical - deep - broad - complete - significant - adequate (for the purpose) - and fair.
Wise professionals are quick to recognize their limits and seek help in remedying their deficiencies.

12. Nursing Diagnoses
Welcoming flashes of intuition as additions to logical reasoning - rather than as disruptions. Validating intuitions: When an intuition cannot be validated (when a nurse senses something is wrong with her patient although no signs) - careful monitori
Actual or potential health problem that an independent nursing intervention can prevent or resolve. Actual problem is present - Possible problem may be present - but more data are needed to confirm or disconfirm the problem. Potential problem may occ
Interpret and analyze patient data - Identify patient strengths and health problems. Formulate and validate nursing diagnoses. Develop prioritized list of nursing diagnoses.
CTIs - evidence - based descriptions of behaviors that demonstrate the knowledge - characteristics - and skills that promote critical thinking in clinical practice.

13. How is the adequacy of knowledge relevant to the successful use of critical thinking competencies?
American Nurses Association Congress for Nursing Practice.
It is important to judge whether the knowledge available to you is accurate - complete - and relevant. If you reason with false information or lack important data - it is impossible to draw a sound conclusion.
An ordered sequence of activities. Each activity depends on the accuracy of the previous activity - and influences the actions that follow it.
Practice a necessary skill until you feel confident in its execution before performing it on a patient. Take time to familiarize yourself with new equipment before using it in a clinical procedure. Identify nurses who are technical experts and ask th

14. What interpersonal skill is displayed by a nurse who is attentive and responsive to the healthcare needs of individual patients and ensures the continuity of care when leaving the patient?
Whistle - blower.
Establish the Database: Nursing History - Physical Assessment - Review of patient record and nursing literature - consultation with patients support people and healthcare professionals. Continuously update the Database. Validate Data. Communicate Dat
Develop an individualized plan of nursing care. Identify patient strenghts that can be tapped to facilitate achievement of desired outcomes.
Developing Accountability.

15. Scientific Problem Solving
Measurement of the extent to which the patient has achieved the goals specified in the plan of care; factors that positively or negatively influence goal achievement are identified - and the plan of care is terminated or revised.
Dynamic.
No one step in the nursing process is a one - time phenomenon; each step flows into the next step. All five stages can occur almost simultaneously.
Systematic problem - solving process that involves 1. Problem Identification. 2. Data collection. 3. Hypothesis formulation. 4. Plan of Action. 5. Hypothesis testing. 6. Interpretation of Results - and 7. Evaluation resulting in conclusion or revisio

16. Critical Thinking Indicators
American Nurses Association Congress for Nursing Practice.
Develop a prioritized list of the nursing diagnoses.
Standards of Practice.
CTIs - evidence - based descriptions of behaviors that demonstrate the knowledge - characteristics - and skills that promote critical thinking in clinical practice.

17. What do Advocates or Intuition recommend?
Welcoming flashes of intuition as additions to logical reasoning - rather than as disruptions. Validating intuitions: When an intuition cannot be validated (when a nurse senses something is wrong with her patient although no signs) - careful monitori
Once nurses have a working knowledge of the nursing process - they can apply it to well or ill patients - young or old patients - in any type of practice setting.
Systematically collect patient data (assessing) - clearly identify patient strengths and actual and potential problems (diagnosing) - develop a holistic plan of individualized care that specifies the desired patient goals and related outcomes and the
No one step in the nursing process is a one - time phenomenon; each step flows into the next step. All five stages can occur almost simultaneously.

18. Expected Outcomes
Universally applicable - outcome oriented - interpersonal - systematic - and dynamic.
Develop a prioritized list of the nursing diagnoses.
Direct understanding of a situation based on a background of experience - knowledge and skill that makes expert decision making possible.
Specific - measurable criteria used to evaluate whether the patient goal has been met.

19. Systematic
An ordered sequence of activities. Each activity depends on the accuracy of the previous activity - and influences the actions that follow it.
Whistle - blower.
Measure how well the patient has achieved desired outcomes. Identify factors that contribute to the patients success or failure. Modify the plan of care (if indicated).
Organize data - formal statement of strategies - efficient - aides in delivery of care that is holistic - goal oriented and individualized.

20. Plan
Five - step systematic method for giving patient care; involves assessing - diagnosing - planning - implementing and evaluating. A systematic - client - centered - goal oriented method of delivering care.
Established patient goals to prevent - reduce - or resolve the problems identified in the nursing diagnoses and determination of related nursing interventions.
Interpret and analyze patient data - Identify patient strengths and health problems. Formulate and validate nursing diagnoses. Develop prioritized list of nursing diagnoses.
To systematically and continuously collect - validate - and communicate patient data.

21. What is the instructional strategy that requires learners to identify - graphically display and link key concepts?
Systematically collect patient data (assessing) - clearly identify patient strengths and actual and potential problems (diagnosing) - develop a holistic plan of individualized care that specifies the desired patient goals and related outcomes and the
Instructional strategy that requires learners to identify - graphicallly display and link key concepts.
To help the nurse manage each patient's care scientifically - holistically - and creatively to promote wellness - prevent disease or illness - restore health - and facilitate coping with altered function.
Concept mapping.

22. How is critique of judgments/decisions relevant to the successful use of critical thinking competencies?
To systematically and continuously collect - validate - and communicate patient data.
To help the nurse manage each patient's care scientifically - holistically - and creatively to promote wellness - prevent disease or illness - restore health - and facilitate coping with altered function.
Ultimately you must identify alternative judgments or decisions - weigh their merits - and reach a conclusion.
Five - step systematic method for giving patient care; involves assessing - diagnosing - planning - implementing and evaluating. A systematic - client - centered - goal oriented method of delivering care.

23. Evaluate
There is a great interaction and overlapping among the five steps; no one step in the process is a one - time phenomenon; each step is fluid and flows into the next step.
Establish the Database: Nursing History - Physical Assessment - Review of patient record and nursing literature - consultation with patients support people and healthcare professionals. Continuously update the Database. Validate Data. Communicate Dat
Measurement of the extent to which the patient has achieved the goals specified in the plan of care; factors that positively or negatively influence goal achievement are identified - and the plan of care is terminated or revised.
Developing Accountability.

24. What is the purpose of Diagnosing in the Nursing Process?
To systematically and continuously collect - validate - and communicate patient data.
Method of problem solving that involves testing any number of solutions until one is found that works for that particular problems.
Develop a prioritized list of the nursing diagnoses.
Purpose of thinking - Identify the purpose or goal of your thinking.

25. What is the first step in developing a method of critical thinking?
Adequacy of Knowledge - Judgment if you have accurate - complete - factual - timely - and relevant information.
Established patient goals to prevent - reduce - or resolve the problems identified in the nursing diagnoses and determination of related nursing interventions.
Welcoming flashes of intuition as additions to logical reasoning - rather than as disruptions. Validating intuitions: When an intuition cannot be validated (when a nurse senses something is wrong with her patient although no signs) - careful monitori
Purpose of thinking - Identify the purpose or goal of your thinking.

26. What are Activities with Evaluating in the Nursing Process?
Five - step systematic method for giving patient care; involves assessing - diagnosing - planning - implementing and evaluating. A systematic - client - centered - goal oriented method of delivering care.
Standards of Practice.
Measure how well the patient has achieved desired outcomes. Identify factors that contribute to the patients success or failure. Modify the plan of care (if indicated).
Purpose of thinking - Identify the purpose or goal of your thinking.

27. Implement
Once nurses have a working knowledge of the nursing process - they can apply it to well or ill patients - young or old patients - in any type of practice setting.
Carry out the plan of care.
To help the nurse manage each patient's care scientifically - holistically - and creatively to promote wellness - prevent disease or illness - restore health - and facilitate coping with altered function.
American Nurses Association Congress for Nursing Practice.

28. What are four good habits nurses should develop to help them master the manual competencies essential to quality nursing process?
Developing Accountability.
Practice a necessary skill until you feel confident in its execution before performing it on a patient. Take time to familiarize yourself with new equipment before using it in a clinical procedure. Identify nurses who are technical experts and ask th
Welcoming flashes of intuition as additions to logical reasoning - rather than as disruptions. Validating intuitions: When an intuition cannot be validated (when a nurse senses something is wrong with her patient although no signs) - careful monitori
Five - step systematic method for giving patient care; involves assessing - diagnosing - planning - implementing and evaluating. A systematic - client - centered - goal oriented method of delivering care.

29. Standards for Critical Thinking
Clear - precise - specific - accurate - relevant - plausible - consistent - logical - deep - broad - complete - significant - adequate (for the purpose) - and fair.
Establish priorities. Write outcomes - and develop an evaluative strategy. Select nursing interventions. Communicate plan of nursing care.
Implementation.
Actual or potential health problem that an independent nursing intervention can prevent or resolve. Actual problem is present - Possible problem may be present - but more data are needed to confirm or disconfirm the problem. Potential problem may occ

30. What are Activities with Assessing in the Nursing Process?
Five - step systematic method for giving patient care; involves assessing - diagnosing - planning - implementing and evaluating. A systematic - client - centered - goal oriented method of delivering care.
This helps to discipline thinking by keeping all thoughts directed to the goal.
Establish the Database: Nursing History - Physical Assessment - Review of patient record and nursing literature - consultation with patients support people and healthcare professionals. Continuously update the Database. Validate Data. Communicate Dat
Continuity - collaboration - and enhanced patient outcomes.

31. Dynamic
No one step in the nursing process is a one - time phenomenon; each step flows into the next step. All five stages can occur almost simultaneously.
Thinking independently - being intellectually humble - and being curious and persevering.
Concept mapping.
Carry out the plan of care.

32. How is the nursing process dynamic?
Welcoming flashes of intuition as additions to logical reasoning - rather than as disruptions. Validating intuitions: When an intuition cannot be validated (when a nurse senses something is wrong with her patient although no signs) - careful monitori
There is a great interaction and overlapping among the five steps; no one step in the process is a one - time phenomenon; each step is fluid and flows into the next step.
Assist patient to achieve desired outcomes -- promote wellness - prevent disease and illness - restore health - and facilitate coping with altered functioning.
Thinking independently - being intellectually humble - and being curious and persevering.

33. What characteristic of the nursing process is defined as a great deal of overlapping interaction among the five steps - with each step being fluid and flowing into the next step?
An ordered sequence of activities. Each activity depends on the accuracy of the previous activity - and influences the actions that follow it.
Making assumptions - personal biases - habits and routines - anxiety - pressure and deadlines - lack of confidence - pride.
Dynamic.
Organize data - formal statement of strategies - efficient - aides in delivery of care that is holistic - goal oriented and individualized.

34. What is the purpose of Implementing in the Nursing Process?
Assist patient to achieve desired outcomes -- promote wellness - prevent disease and illness - restore health - and facilitate coping with altered functioning.
The human being is always at the heart of nursing. The nursing process ensures that nurses are patient centered rather than task centered.
Adequacy of Knowledge - Judgment if you have accurate - complete - factual - timely - and relevant information.
Dynamic.

35. A nurse who reports his/her employer's violation of law to law enforcement agencies outside the employers facilities is termed a
Actual or potential health problem that an independent nursing intervention can prevent or resolve. Actual problem is present - Possible problem may be present - but more data are needed to confirm or disconfirm the problem. Potential problem may occ
Dynamic.
Method of problem solving that involves testing any number of solutions until one is found that works for that particular problems.
Whistle - blower.

36. Concept Mapping
CTIs - evidence - based descriptions of behaviors that demonstrate the knowledge - characteristics - and skills that promote critical thinking in clinical practice.
Instructional strategy that requires learners to identify - graphicallly display and link key concepts.
It is important to judge whether the knowledge available to you is accurate - complete - and relevant. If you reason with false information or lack important data - it is impossible to draw a sound conclusion.
Measure how well the patient has achieved desired outcomes. Identify factors that contribute to the patients success or failure. Modify the plan of care (if indicated).

37. What are Activities with Diagnosing in the Nursing Process?
Continuity - collaboration - and enhanced patient outcomes.
Adequacy of Knowledge - Judgment if you have accurate - complete - factual - timely - and relevant information.
Thought that is disciplined - comprehensive - based on intellectual standards - and - as a result - well reasoned; a systematic way to form and shape ones thinking that functions purposefully and exactingly.
Interpret and analyze patient data - Identify patient strengths and health problems. Formulate and validate nursing diagnoses. Develop prioritized list of nursing diagnoses.

38. What is the third step in developing a method of critical thinking?
Implementation.
Develop a prioritized list of the nursing diagnoses.
Assist patient to achieve desired outcomes -- promote wellness - prevent disease and illness - restore health - and facilitate coping with altered functioning.
Potential Problems - Identifying and flagging - remedy the pitfalls to sound reasoning.

39. The Nursing Process provides a framework that enables the nurse and patient to accomplish
Assist patient to achieve desired outcomes -- promote wellness - prevent disease and illness - restore health - and facilitate coping with altered functioning.
Systematically collect patient data (assessing) - clearly identify patient strengths and actual and potential problems (diagnosing) - develop a holistic plan of individualized care that specifies the desired patient goals and related outcomes and the
Potential Problems - Identifying and flagging - remedy the pitfalls to sound reasoning.
Develop a prioritized list of the nursing diagnoses.

40. What traits help nurses develop the attitudes and dispositions to think critically?
Once nurses have a working knowledge of the nursing process - they can apply it to well or ill patients - young or old patients - in any type of practice setting.
Method of problem solving that involves testing any number of solutions until one is found that works for that particular problems.
Thinking independently - being intellectually humble - and being curious and persevering.
Ultimately you must identify alternative judgments or decisions - weigh their merits - and reach a conclusion.

41. The three important ideas that must be linked together during clinical planning are
Develop a prioritized list of the nursing diagnoses.
This helps to discipline thinking by keeping all thoughts directed to the goal.
Carry out the plan of care.
Medical diagnosis - nursing diagnosis - and all pertinent clinical data.

42. When a nurse assists a patient to achieve desired goals such as promoting wellness - preventing disease and illness - restoring health - or facilitating coping with altered functioning - he/she is using Which part of the nursing process?
Systematically collect patient data (assessing) - clearly identify patient strengths and actual and potential problems (diagnosing) - develop a holistic plan of individualized care that specifies the desired patient goals and related outcomes and the
Implementation.
Dynamic.
Intellectual - technical - interpersonal - and ethical/legal skills as well as the willingness to use these skills creatively when working with patients.

43. How is the nursing process universally applicable?
Medical diagnosis - nursing diagnosis - and all pertinent clinical data.
Standards of Practice.
Developing Accountability.
Once nurses have a working knowledge of the nursing process - they can apply it to well or ill patients - young or old patients - in any type of practice setting.

44. What are the benefits of Nursing Process?
Continuity - collaboration - and enhanced patient outcomes.
Instructional strategy that requires learners to identify - graphicallly display and link key concepts.
Direct understanding of a situation based on a background of experience - knowledge and skill that makes expert decision making possible.
Wise professionals are quick to recognize their limits and seek help in remedying their deficiencies.

45. The steps of the nursing process were legitimized in 1973 when the ANA Congress for Nursing Practice Developed What to guide nursing performance?
The nursing process offers a means for nurses and patients to work together to identify specific goals related to wellness promotion - disease and illness prevention - health restoration - and coping with altered functioning that are most important t
Develop a prioritized list of the nursing diagnoses.
An ordered sequence of activities. Each activity depends on the accuracy of the previous activity - and influences the actions that follow it.
Standards of Practice.

46. Nursing Process
Develop a prioritized list of the nursing diagnoses.
Five - step systematic method for giving patient care; involves assessing - diagnosing - planning - implementing and evaluating. A systematic - client - centered - goal oriented method of delivering care.
Developing Accountability.
Medical diagnosis - nursing diagnosis - and all pertinent clinical data.

47. How are helpful resources relevant to the successful use of critical thinking competencies?
Universally applicable - outcome oriented - interpersonal - systematic - and dynamic.
Establish priorities. Write outcomes - and develop an evaluative strategy. Select nursing interventions. Communicate plan of nursing care.
Wise professionals are quick to recognize their limits and seek help in remedying their deficiencies.
This helps to discipline thinking by keeping all thoughts directed to the goal.

48. What is the purpose of the Nursing Process?
Specific - measurable criteria used to evaluate whether the patient goal has been met.
Thinking independently - being intellectually humble - and being curious and persevering.
Organize data - formal statement of strategies - efficient - aides in delivery of care that is holistic - goal oriented and individualized.
Universally applicable - outcome oriented - interpersonal - systematic - and dynamic.

49. Decision Making
Wise professionals are quick to recognize their limits and seek help in remedying their deficiencies.
Implementation.
Five - step systematic method for giving patient care; involves assessing - diagnosing - planning - implementing and evaluating. A systematic - client - centered - goal oriented method of delivering care.
Purposeful - goal - directed effort applied in a systematic way to make a choice among alternatives.

50. What are the goals of the nursing process?