Summary NR 511 Final Exam Study Guide 3

1. Define idiagnostic ireasoning -To isolve iproblems, ito ipromote ihealth, iand ito iscreen ifor idisease ior iillness iall irequire ia isensitivity ito icomplex istories, ito icontextual ifactors, iand ito ia isense iof iprobability iand iuncertainty. -Diagnostic ireasoning ican ibe iseen ias ia ikind iof icritical ithinking. iCritical ithinking iinvolves ithe iprocess iof iquestioning ione’s ithinking ito idetermine iif iall ipossible iavenues ihave ibeen iexplored iand iif ithe iconclusions ithat iare ibeing idrawn iare ibased ion ievidence. Diagnostic ireasoning ithen iincludes ia isystematic iway iof ithinking ithat ievaluates ieach inew ipiece iof idata ias iit ieither isupports isome idiagnostic ihypothesis ior ireduces ithe ilikelihood iof iothers. 2. Discuss iand iidentify isubjective i& iobjective idata -Subjective: -reports -complains iof -tells iyou iin iresponse ito iyour iquestions. -Includes iROS, iCC, iand iHPI -Objective: -what iyou ican isee, ihear, ior ifeel ias ipart iof iyour iclinical iexam. -It ialso iincludes ilaboratory idata iand itest iresults.