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active listening - Correct Answers-Empathic listening in which the listener echoes, restates, and
clarifies. A feature of Rogers' client-centered therapy.
actual nursing diagnosis - Correct Answers-Judgment that is clinically validated by the presence of
major defining characteristics.
actual, risk, health promotion - Correct Answers-What are the three types of nursing diagnosis?
Ageism - Correct Answers-prejudice or discrimination on the basis of a person's age
Assessment - Correct Answers-Gathering information to determine the problem
Auscultation - Correct Answers-Listening with a stethoscope
clinical judgement - Correct Answers-refers to the result (outcome) of critical thinking or clinical
reasoning; the conclusion, decision, or opinion a nurse makes
clinical reasoning - Correct Answers-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 work flow); nurses usually use critical
thinking
Clinical reasoning example - Correct Answers-Seizure patient—don't leave them! They could choke
or hve trouble breathing, so you should stay and call for help.
critical thinking - Correct Answers-Thought that is disciplined , comprehensive, based on intellectual
standards , and, as a result , well-reasoned ; a systematic way to form and shape one's thinking that
functions purposefully and exactingly .
Culture - Correct Answers-Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.
Data clustering and formulation of diagnosis - Correct Answers-A process that groups related data into
subsets or clusters , to provide a more comprehensive understanding of a clients health status .
data trends/patterns - Correct Answers-A general direction in which something is developing . A
general development in a situation or in the way that people behave .
Data Validation - Correct Answers-the activity of ensuring that data is complete , accurate and factual
.
Evaluation - Correct Answers-Evaluating if the problem has been resolved
example of critical thinking - Correct Answers-Do I have enough gas for tomorrow? If not, I'll have to
get up earlier to stop before work.