Exam 2 Key Terms for Foundations of Nursing 1
blended competencies
the set of intellectual, interpersonal, technical, and ethical/legal capacities needed to practice
professional nursing
Caring
moral imperative that guides nursing praxis (education, practice, and research); action and competencies
that aim toward the good and welfare of others
clinical judgment
the result or observed outcome of critical thinking and decision-making
clinical reasoning
a specific term usually referring to ways of thinking about patient care issues (determining, preventing,
and managing patient problems); for reasoning about other clinical issues (e.g., teamwork, collaboration,
and streamlining workflow); nurses usually use critical thinking
concept mapping
instructional strategy that requires learners to identify, graphically display, and link key concepts.
creative thinking
a process involving imagination, intuition, and spontaneity—factors that underpin the art of nursing
,critical thinking indicators
evidence-based descriptions of behaviors that demonstrate the knowledge, characteristics, and skills
that promote critical thinking in clinical practice
descion making
purposeful, goal-directed effort applied in a systematic way to make a choice among alternatives
intuitive problem solving
direct understanding of a situation based on a background of experience, knowledge, and skill that
makes expert decision making possible
Nursing process
five-step systematic method for giving patient care; involves assessing, diagnosing, planning,
implementing, and evaluating
Person-centered care
model of patient care based on holistic roots in which the nurse or other caregiver uses every clinical
encounter to assess how the person is doing and to communicate respect, compassion, and care
QSEN
stands for Quality and Safety Education for Nurses, a project for preparing future nurses with the
knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs) necessary to continuously improve the quality and safety of the
health care systems within which they work
reflective practice
, occurs when the caregiver has a profound awareness of self, and one's own biases, prejudgments,
prejudices, and assumptions, and understands how these may affect the therapeutic relationship
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 revision of the study
standards for critical thinking
clear, precise, specific, accurate, relevant, plausible, consistent, logical, deep, broad, complete,
significant, adequate (for the purpose), and fair
therapeutic relationship
relationship between the caregiver and patient that is focused on promoting or restoring health and
well-being of the patient
thoughtful practice
the care of a patient by a clinician who utilizes clinical reasoning and reflective practice to guide
thoughtful actions and person-centered processes
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 problem
Tanner's Model of Clinical Judgement
blended competencies
the set of intellectual, interpersonal, technical, and ethical/legal capacities needed to practice
professional nursing
Caring
moral imperative that guides nursing praxis (education, practice, and research); action and competencies
that aim toward the good and welfare of others
clinical judgment
the result or observed outcome of critical thinking and decision-making
clinical reasoning
a specific term usually referring to ways of thinking about patient care issues (determining, preventing,
and managing patient problems); for reasoning about other clinical issues (e.g., teamwork, collaboration,
and streamlining workflow); nurses usually use critical thinking
concept mapping
instructional strategy that requires learners to identify, graphically display, and link key concepts.
creative thinking
a process involving imagination, intuition, and spontaneity—factors that underpin the art of nursing
,critical thinking indicators
evidence-based descriptions of behaviors that demonstrate the knowledge, characteristics, and skills
that promote critical thinking in clinical practice
descion making
purposeful, goal-directed effort applied in a systematic way to make a choice among alternatives
intuitive problem solving
direct understanding of a situation based on a background of experience, knowledge, and skill that
makes expert decision making possible
Nursing process
five-step systematic method for giving patient care; involves assessing, diagnosing, planning,
implementing, and evaluating
Person-centered care
model of patient care based on holistic roots in which the nurse or other caregiver uses every clinical
encounter to assess how the person is doing and to communicate respect, compassion, and care
QSEN
stands for Quality and Safety Education for Nurses, a project for preparing future nurses with the
knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs) necessary to continuously improve the quality and safety of the
health care systems within which they work
reflective practice
, occurs when the caregiver has a profound awareness of self, and one's own biases, prejudgments,
prejudices, and assumptions, and understands how these may affect the therapeutic relationship
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 revision of the study
standards for critical thinking
clear, precise, specific, accurate, relevant, plausible, consistent, logical, deep, broad, complete,
significant, adequate (for the purpose), and fair
therapeutic relationship
relationship between the caregiver and patient that is focused on promoting or restoring health and
well-being of the patient
thoughtful practice
the care of a patient by a clinician who utilizes clinical reasoning and reflective practice to guide
thoughtful actions and person-centered processes
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 problem
Tanner's Model of Clinical Judgement
