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CRITICAL THINKING NUR 200 HONDROS, 200 EXAM 1 CRITICAL
THINKING EXAM | 144 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS(A+
SOLUTION GUIDE)





Clinical judgment - ANSWER ->"Thinking Like A Nurse". integral
to the Safety of pt. Interpretation or conclusion about a
patient's needs, concerns, or health problems, and/or the
decision to take action (or not), use or modify standard
approaches, or improvise new ones as deemed appropriate by
the patient's response.

clinical reasoning - ANSWER ->is the thinking process by which a
nurse reaches a clinical judgement. an iterative process of
noticing, interpreting, and responding- reasoning in transition
with a fine attunement to the patient and how the patient
responds to the nurses action

evidence-based practice - ANSWER ->clinical decision making
that integrates the best available research with clinical
expertise and patient characteristics and preferences

Tanner's Model - ANSWER ->Noticing
Interpreting
Responding

,Reflecting

noticing (tanners model) - ANSWER ->identify s/s, gather
complete and accurate data, assessing systematically and
comprehensively, *predicting (and managing) potential
complications, identifying assumptions

factors that influence "Noticing" - ANSWER ->-intrapersonal
characteristics of the nurse
-theoretical and experiential knowledge of the nurse
-knowing the patient
-context or environment of care

analytic reasoning (interpreting) - ANSWER ->based on
theoretical knowledge. nurse makes a hypothesis or best guess
about the pt care situation and then tests. typically students
and novice nurses

intuitive reasoning (interpreting) - ANSWER ->based on
unstated but understood knowledge about the pt, the care
giving context, and their previous experiences. typically expert
nurse.

narrative reasoning (interpreting) - ANSWER ->way of making
sense of a situation through telling and interpreting stories.

,nurse hears pt stories of past medical experiences, helps nurse
understand specific pt experiences, setting the stage for
individualized care

reflecting-in-action (reflect) - ANSWER ->understanding of
patients response to nursing actions while care is occurring.
"real time" during pt care. determine pt statues and adjust care
accordingly.

reflecting-on-action (reflect) - ANSWER ->consideration of
situation after the care occurs. contemplate a situation and
decide what was and wasn't successful. critical for development
of knowledge.

interrelated concepts of clinical judgment - ANSWER ->

critical thinking - ANSWER ->ability to think in a systematically
and logical manner with openness to question and reflect on
the reasoning process. ask "why, what am i missing"

critical thinking in nursing process - ANSWER ->go hand in hand
in making quality decisions about patient care. knowledge,
standards, attitudes, experience

nursing process - ANSWER ->Assessment

, Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation

assessment (nursing process) - ANSWER ->1- collection of info
from primary source (pt) and secondary (family, friends, health
professionals, medical record).
2- interpretation and validation of data to ensure a complete
data base
subjective and objective

Cue and Inference (assessment) - ANSWER ->Cue is information
that you obtain through use of senses. Inference is your
judgment or interpretation of these cues.

diagnosis (nursing process) - ANSWER ->clinical judgment
concerning a human response to health conditions/ life
process, or vulnerability. Educated judgment about health
concern. use NANDA. used to make care plan

Types of Nursing Diagnoses (diagnosis) - ANSWER ->Actual
Risk
Possible
Wellness

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