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| What is critical thinking? |
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| Combination of reasoned thinking, openness to alternatives, an ability to reflect, and desire to seek truth. |
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| What is full spectrum nursing? |
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| Unique blend of thinking, doing, and caring. |
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| What are the attitudes of a critical thinker? |
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Definition
-Independent thinking
-Intellectual curiosity
-Intellectual humility
-Intellectual empathy
-Intellectual courage
-Intellectual perserverance
-Fair-mindedness |
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| Process of identifying a problem, collecting information and understanding the problem |
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| What is the nursing process? |
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Definition
-Assessment
-Diagnosis
-Planning outcomes
-Planning interventions
-Implementation
-Evaluation |
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| What are the levels of learning? |
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Definition
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| What is Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs? |
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Definition
Self-Acualization (TOP)
Esteem
Love/Belonging
Safety
Physiological (BOTTOM) |
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| What is the most important of Maslow's Hierarchy? |
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| What is a co-morbidity? What is an example? |
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Definition
Concurrently occurring problems
EX: MI & COPD
Stroke & dehydration
Anxiety & depression |
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| What is assessment considered? What do you do when assessing? |
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Definition
#1 in Nursing Process
-Gather Data
-Validate it
-Organizing it
-Prioritize it |
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Term
| What is the difference between a primary and secondary source? |
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Definition
Primary - patient themselves
Secondary - everyone/thing else |
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| Assessment is finite or continuous? |
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Definition
CONTINUOUS!
Make your initial impressions
Record/report data
If there is a significant change…
GO BACK AND ASSESS AGAIN! |
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| A set of interrelated concepts that represent a particular way of thinking about something. |
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| What is contextual awareness? |
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| What is happening in the total situation including values, cultural issues etc. |
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| When it is based off a credible source, good when analyzing a situation. |
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| What are the 5 ways to critically think? |
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1.) Contextual Awareness
2.) Inquiry
3.) Considering Alternatives
4.) Analyzing assumptions
5.) Refelctive skepticism |
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| What is reflective skepticism? |
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| Questioning, analyzing, and reflecting on the rationale for your decisions. |
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| What is theoretical knowledge? |
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| Information, facts, principles, and evidence-based theories |
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| What is practical knowledge? |
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| Knowing what to do and how to do it |
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| Self-understanding - aware of your beliefs and values |
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Term
| What are 3 tests used in FXNAL ability? |
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Definition
1.) Katz ADL scale
2.) Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
3.) The Karnofsky Performance Scale |
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| What goes into a nursing interview? |
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Definition
• Biographical data- name, address, age, gender, etc.
• Chief complaint- subjective data for why patient is seeking medical attention
• History of present illness
• Clients perception of health status & expectations for care
• Past health history
• Family health history
• Social history
• Medications history and device use
• Complementary/alternative modalities (CAM)- ex chiropractor, homeopathy, aromatherapy, etc.
• Review of body systems and associated functional abilities |
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| What is a directive interview? |
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Definition
| Obtain factual, easily categorized information |
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| What is a closed question? |
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Definition
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| What is a non-directive interview? |
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| Patient controls subject matter |
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| What is an open-ended question? |
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| Encourage the patient to elaborate |
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| How is diagnosis defined? |
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| Formal diagnostic statement of the client's health status containing the problem and etiology |
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| What is a health problem? |
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Definition
| Any condition that requires intervention to promote wellness or to prevent or treat disease or illness |
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| What is a nursing diagnosis? |
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Definition
| Statement of client health that nurses can identity, prevent, or treat independently |
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| What is a medical diagnosis? |
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| Describes a disease, illness or injury. |
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| What is a collaborative problem? |
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Definition
| Certain phsyiological complication of diseases, treatments, or diagnostic studies that nurses monitor to detect onset or changes in status. |
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| What is an actual nursing diagnosis? |
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| A problem response that exists at the time of assessment |
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| What is a risk nursing diagnosis? |
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| A problem response that is likely to develop in a vulnerable patient. |
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| What is a possible nursing diagnosis? |
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| Intuition and experience direct you to suspect that a diagnosis is present, but you do both ave enough data to support it. |
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| What is syndrome nursing diagnosis? |
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| Represents a collaboration of nursing diagnoses that usually occur together |
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| What is a wellness diagnosis? |
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| Individual, group, or community is in transition from one level of wellness to a higher one |
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| What are 3 elements of diagnostic reasoning? |
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Definition
1.) SIgnificant data
2.) Cluster cues
3.) Identify Data gaps and Inconsistencies |
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| How do you draw conclusions about health status? |
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Definition
1.) Make inferences
2.) Identify problem etiologies |
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| What are the 3 stages of planning? |
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Definition
1.) Initial - 1st contact, initial comp. care plan
2.) Ongoing - refers to changes made in the plan as you evaluate the patient's responses to care
3.) Discharge - process of planning for self care and continuity of care after the patient leaves the healthcare setting |
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| What are the 4 elements of comprehensive nursing care plans? |
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Definition
1.) Basic needs and activites
2.) Medical/multidisciplinary treatment
3.) Nursing diagnosis and collaborative probs
4.) Special discharge needs or teaching plans |
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| Actions based on clinical judgment and nursing knowledge that nurses perform to achieve client outcomes |
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| What is a direct care intervention? |
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Definition
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| What is an indirect care intervention? |
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| Performed away from the client but on behalf of them |
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| What is an independent intervention? |
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Definition
| Nursing diagnosis carried out |
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| What is a dependent intervention? |
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| Prescribed by a physician but carried out by bedside nurse. |
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| What is an interdependent intervention? |
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| Carried out in collar with other health team members |
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| How do you choose which intervention to do? |
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Definition
1.) Critical pathways
2.) Evidence based practice
3.) Evidence reports
4.) Clinical practice guidelines |
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| What is a critical pathway? |
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| Standardized plans of care for frequently occurring conditions |
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| What is evidence based practice? |
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| Approach that uses firm scientific data rather than anecdote, tradition or intuition |
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| State of are, systematic reviews of clinical topics for the purpose of giving evidence for practice guidelines |
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| Instructions that describe how and when nursing interventions are to be implemented |
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| What are the elements of a nursing order? |
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Definition
- Date
- Subject
- ACtion verb
- Time and limits
- Signature |
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Definition
| The action phase. Perform delegated action plans and interventions |
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| How do you organize your implementations? |
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Definition
1.) Establish feedback points
2.) Prepare supplies and equipment
3.) Prepare your patient |
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| How do you prepare your patient for implementation? |
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Definition
- Check your assumptions
- Assess patient's readiness
- Explain what you will do
- Provide privacy |
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| Working w/ patients and caregivers |
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| Scheduling treatments with other departments |
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| Direction another person to perform a task or activity |
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| Final nursing process. Planned, ongoing, systematic activity in which you will make judgements about progress |
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