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Nursing 101 Fundamentals 2

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1. The three important ideas that must be linked together during clinical planning are
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.
Medical diagnosis - nursing diagnosis - and all pertinent clinical 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
Purpose of thinking - Identify the purpose or goal of your thinking.

2. What is the first step in developing a method of critical thinking?
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.
Clear - precise - specific - accurate - relevant - plausible - consistent - logical - deep - broad - complete - significant - adequate (for the purpose) - and fair.
Purpose of thinking - Identify the purpose or goal of your thinking.
Concept mapping.

3. Plan
Clear - precise - specific - accurate - relevant - plausible - consistent - logical - deep - broad - complete - significant - adequate (for the purpose) - and fair.
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.
Dynamic.
Established patient goals to prevent - reduce - or resolve the problems identified in the nursing diagnoses and determination of related nursing interventions.

4. Expected Outcomes
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.
Organize data - formal statement of strategies - efficient - aides in delivery of care that is holistic - goal oriented and individualized.
Specific - measurable criteria used to evaluate whether the patient goal has been met.
Adequacy of Knowledge - Judgment if you have accurate - complete - factual - timely - and relevant information.

5. How is the nursing process systematic?
Developing Accountability.
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.
Adequacy of Knowledge - Judgment if you have accurate - complete - factual - timely - and relevant information.
This helps to discipline thinking by keeping all thoughts directed to the goal.

6. What are the goals of the nursing process?

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7. What are the benefits of Nursing Process?
The human being is always at the heart of nursing. The nursing process ensures that nurses are patient centered rather than task centered.
Concept mapping.
Method of problem solving that involves testing any number of solutions until one is found that works for that particular problems.
Continuity - collaboration - and enhanced patient outcomes.

8. Nursing Diagnoses
Dynamic.
Developing Accountability.
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
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.

9. How are helpful resources relevant to the successful use of critical thinking competencies?
CTIs - evidence - based descriptions of behaviors that demonstrate the knowledge - characteristics - and skills that promote critical thinking in clinical practice.
Medical diagnosis - nursing diagnosis - and all pertinent clinical data.
Standards of Practice.
Wise professionals are quick to recognize their limits and seek help in remedying their deficiencies.

10. 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?
Developing Accountability.
Develop a prioritized list of the nursing diagnoses.
The human being is always at the heart of nursing. The nursing process ensures that nurses are patient centered rather than task centered.
Thinking independently - being intellectually humble - and being curious and persevering.

11. The Nursing Process provides a framework that enables the nurse and patient to accomplish
The human being is always at the heart of nursing. The nursing process ensures that nurses are patient centered rather than task centered.
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.
Developing Accountability.
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

12. What are four good habits nurses should develop to help them master the manual competencies essential to quality nursing process?
Whistle - blower.
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
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.
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

13. Evaluate
Wise professionals are quick to recognize their limits and seek help in remedying their deficiencies.
Interpret and analyze patient data - Identify patient strengths and health problems. Formulate and validate nursing diagnoses. Develop prioritized list of nursing diagnoses.
Develop an individualized plan of nursing care. Identify patient strenghts that can be tapped to facilitate achievement of desired outcomes.
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.

14. Concept Mapping
Instructional strategy that requires learners to identify - graphicallly display and link key concepts.
Ultimately you must identify alternative judgments or decisions - weigh their merits - and reach a conclusion.
Method of problem solving that involves testing any number of solutions until one is found that works for that particular problems.
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.

15. Scientific Problem Solving
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
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
Assist patient to achieve desired outcomes -- promote wellness - prevent disease and illness - restore health - and facilitate coping with altered functioning.
Adequacy of Knowledge - Judgment if you have accurate - complete - factual - timely - and relevant information.

16. 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.
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.
Continuity - collaboration - and enhanced patient outcomes.
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

17. Decision Making
Adequacy of Knowledge - Judgment if you have accurate - complete - factual - timely - and relevant information.
Purposeful - goal - directed effort applied in a systematic way to make a choice among alternatives.
Medical diagnosis - nursing diagnosis - and all pertinent clinical data.
Concept mapping.

18. What do Advocates or Intuition recommend?
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.
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.
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
Establish priorities. Write outcomes - and develop an evaluative strategy. Select nursing interventions. Communicate plan of nursing care.

19. Standards for Critical Thinking
Clear - precise - specific - accurate - relevant - plausible - consistent - logical - deep - broad - complete - significant - adequate (for the purpose) - and fair.
CTIs - evidence - based descriptions of behaviors that demonstrate the knowledge - characteristics - and skills that promote critical thinking in clinical practice.
Developing Accountability.
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

20. Dynamic
To systematically and continuously collect - validate - and communicate patient data.
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.
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.
Whistle - blower.

21. What are Activities with Assessing in the Nursing Process?
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.
Purposeful - goal - directed effort applied in a systematic way to make a choice among alternatives.
Direct understanding of a situation based on a background of experience - knowledge and skill that makes expert decision making possible.
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

22. 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?
Whistle - blower.
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.
Implementation.
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.

23. What is the purpose of Assessing in the Nursing Process?
An ordered sequence of activities. Each activity depends on the accuracy of the previous activity - and influences the actions that follow it.
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.
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
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.

24. Critical Thinking Indicators
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.
Concept mapping.
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.
CTIs - evidence - based descriptions of behaviors that demonstrate the knowledge - characteristics - and skills that promote critical thinking in clinical practice.

25. The steps of the nursing process were legitimized in 1973 when the ANA Congress for Nursing Practice Developed What to guide nursing performance?
Standards of Practice.
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.
Carry out the plan of care.
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.

26. 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.
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
This helps to discipline thinking by keeping all thoughts directed to the goal.
Specific - measurable criteria used to evaluate whether the patient goal has been met.

27. Intuitive Problem Solving
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.
Thinking independently - being intellectually humble - and being curious and persevering.
Direct understanding of a situation based on a background of experience - knowledge and skill that makes expert decision making possible.

28. What are the skills necessary to use the nursing process?
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
Intellectual - technical - interpersonal - and ethical/legal skills as well as the willingness to use these skills creatively when working with patients.
Establish priorities. Write outcomes - and develop an evaluative strategy. Select nursing interventions. Communicate plan of nursing care.
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.

29. Which group legitimized the steps of the nursing process in 1973 by developing standards of practice to guide nursing practice?
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.
Adequacy of Knowledge - Judgment if you have accurate - complete - factual - timely - and relevant information.
American Nurses Association Congress for Nursing Practice.
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.

30. How is the nursing process interpersonal?
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).
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
Instructional strategy that requires learners to identify - graphicallly display and link key concepts.
The human being is always at the heart of nursing. The nursing process ensures that nurses are patient centered rather than task centered.

31. What is the third step in developing a method of critical thinking?
Wise professionals are quick to recognize their limits and seek help in remedying their deficiencies.
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
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.
Potential Problems - Identifying and flagging - remedy the pitfalls to sound reasoning.

32. What is the purpose of Implementing in the Nursing Process?
Universally applicable - outcome oriented - interpersonal - systematic - and dynamic.
Method of problem solving that involves testing any number of solutions until one is found that works for that particular problems.
Assist patient to achieve desired outcomes -- promote wellness - prevent disease and illness - restore health - and facilitate coping with altered functioning.
An ordered sequence of activities. Each activity depends on the accuracy of the previous activity - and influences the actions that follow it.

33. What traits help nurses develop the attitudes and dispositions to think critically?
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
Thinking independently - being intellectually humble - and being curious and persevering.
This helps to discipline thinking by keeping all thoughts directed to the goal.
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.

34. Critical Thinking
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).
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.
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
Universally applicable - outcome oriented - interpersonal - systematic - and dynamic.

35. What is the instructional strategy that requires learners to identify - graphically display and link key concepts?
Develop an individualized plan of nursing care. Identify patient strenghts that can be tapped to facilitate achievement of desired outcomes.
Concept mapping.
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.
Specific - measurable criteria used to evaluate whether the patient goal has been met.

36. What are Activities with Diagnosing in the Nursing Process?
Potential Problems - Identifying and flagging - remedy the pitfalls to sound reasoning.
Interpret and analyze patient data - Identify patient strengths and health problems. Formulate and validate nursing diagnoses. Develop prioritized list of nursing diagnoses.
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.
Method of problem solving that involves testing any number of solutions until one is found that works for that particular problems.

37. What are Activities with Planning in the Nursing Process?
Establish priorities. Write outcomes - and develop an evaluative strategy. Select nursing interventions. Communicate plan of nursing care.
Purposeful - goal - directed effort applied in a systematic way to make a choice among alternatives.
Standards of Practice.
Potential Problems - Identifying and flagging - remedy the pitfalls to sound reasoning.

38. How is the adequacy of knowledge 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.
American Nurses Association Congress for Nursing Practice.
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
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.

39. What are four areas a nurse should consider when seeking to develop a sense of legal and ethical accountability to a patient?
Establish priorities. Write outcomes - and develop an evaluative strategy. Select nursing interventions. Communicate plan of nursing care.
Whistle - blower.
Do I know my legal boundaries of my practice? Do I own my personal strengths and weaknesses and seek assistance as needed? Am I knowledgeable about - and respectful of patient rights? Does my documentation provide a legally defensible account of my p
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.

40. Implement
Carry out the plan of care.
Method of problem solving that involves testing any number of solutions until one is found that works for that particular problems.
Specific - measurable criteria used to evaluate whether the patient goal has been met.
Potential Problems - Identifying and flagging - remedy the pitfalls to sound reasoning.

41. How is critique of judgments/decisions relevant to the successful use of critical thinking competencies?
Thinking independently - being intellectually humble - and being curious and persevering.
Intellectual - technical - interpersonal - and ethical/legal skills as well as the willingness to use these skills creatively when working with patients.
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
Ultimately you must identify alternative judgments or decisions - weigh their merits - and reach a conclusion.

42. What is the purpose of Diagnosing in the Nursing Process?
Purposeful - goal - directed effort applied in a systematic way to make a choice among alternatives.
The human being is always at the heart of nursing. The nursing process ensures that nurses are patient centered rather than task centered.
Specific - measurable criteria used to evaluate whether the patient goal has been met.
Develop a prioritized list of the nursing diagnoses.

43. 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?
Ultimately you must identify alternative judgments or decisions - weigh their merits - and reach a conclusion.
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.
Continuity - collaboration - and enhanced patient outcomes.
Dynamic.

44. What are obstacles to Critical Thinking?
Making assumptions - personal biases - habits and routines - anxiety - pressure and deadlines - lack of confidence - pride.
Thinking independently - being intellectually humble - and being curious and persevering.
The human being is always at the heart of nursing. The nursing process ensures that nurses are patient centered rather than task centered.
Developing Accountability.

45. Assess
To systematically and continuously collect - validate - and communicate patient data.
Assist patient to achieve desired outcomes -- promote wellness - prevent disease and illness - restore health - and facilitate coping with altered functioning.
Intellectual - technical - interpersonal - and ethical/legal skills as well as the willingness to use these skills creatively when working with patients.
Method of problem solving that involves testing any number of solutions until one is found that works for that particular problems.

46. Systematic
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
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
An ordered sequence of activities. Each activity depends on the accuracy of the previous activity - and influences the actions that follow it.
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).

47. How is the nursing process universally applicable?
Instructional strategy that requires learners to identify - graphicallly display and link key concepts.
Organize data - formal statement of strategies - efficient - aides in delivery of care that is holistic - goal oriented and individualized.
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.
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.

48. Trial - and - Error Problem Solving
Whistle - blower.
Method of problem solving that involves testing any number of solutions until one is found that works for that particular problems.
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
Adequacy of Knowledge - Judgment if you have accurate - complete - factual - timely - and relevant information.

49. What is the purpose of 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.
Implementation.
Organize data - formal statement of strategies - efficient - aides in delivery of care that is holistic - goal oriented and individualized.
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).

50. What are the characteristics of the Nursing Process?
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.
Universally applicable - outcome oriented - interpersonal - systematic - and dynamic.
Wise professionals are quick to recognize their limits and seek help in remedying their deficiencies.
Carry out the plan of care.