FOR DAVIS
ADVANTAGE FOR
UNDERSTANDING
MEDICAL SURGICAL
TH
NURSING 7 EDITION
BY WILLIAMS
ALL CHAPTERS 1-57
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Answers
, Chapterk 1 Tokcollectkappropriatekdata,Kidentifykakpat
Criticalk thinkin g, ientkproblem,Kandkdeterminekthekbestkposs
iblekplankofkaction.Kclinicalkjudgmentkiskb
Clinicalkju dgm en t,K an dkth ek nu rsin gk p roc e
asedkonkgoodkcriticalkthinking.
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K Definition:Ksignificantkorkrelevantkdata.Knotkallkdat
akare
Cuesk(Relevant),Kbutkallkcueskarekdata.
Audiok casek stud y ledge)Kskillskorkstrategieskthatkincreas
Janek practices k clin icalk ju dgm en t ekthekprobabilitykofkakdesirablekoutco
me.Kalsokinvolveskreflection,Kproblem
1. Identifykandkanalyzekcues;Kprioritizekhypoth -Solving,Kandkrelatedkthinkingkskills.
eses;Kgenerateksolutions;Ktakekaction;Kevalua
tekoutcomes;Krepeat. Clinicalkjudgment
2. Janekwaskexhausted,Kfailedkaktest,Kandkwa Definition:Kthekobservedkoutcomekofkcrit
skpulledkinktookmanykdirections.Kshekwask icalkthinkingkandkdecisionkmaking.Kakp
alsokcryingkinkherkcarkandkhadkpoorkstudy rocesskthatkusesknursingkknowledge
khabitskandknotkenoughksleep.
3. Jane’skresourceskincludedkakgoodkfriend,Ks
ickktimekfromkwork,Kandkwastedktimekbet
weenkclasseskthatkshekcouldkbetterkutilize.
Kyourkresourceskwillkbekdifferent,Kbutkthe
ykexist!
4. Criticalkthinking—
Thekwhy:Kjanekuseskcriticalkthinkingktokde
terminekwhykherkcurrentkplankisn’tkworkin
g.Kshekthinkskhonestlykaboutkherkpoorkstu
dykhabits,Kherktime-
Kmanagementkproblems,Kandkthekimpactkt
hiskiskhavingkonkherkandkherkfamily.
Clinicalkjudgment—
Thekdo:Kjanekuseskherkthinkingktokdevelopk
andkcarrykoutkakplankthatkuseskherkresource
skandkprovideskmorekproductivekstudyktimek
andkmorekqualityktimekwithkherkkids.
VOCABULARY
SampleksentenceskwillkvarykforkthekVOCABUL
ARYkproblems.
Nursin gk p rocess
Definition:Kankorganizingkframeworkkthatklin
kskthinkingkwithknursingkactions.Kstepskincl
udekassessment/Datakcollection,Knursingkdia
gnosis,Kplanning,Kimplementation,Kandkeval
uation.
Criticalkthinking
Definition:Kthekusekofkthosekcognitivek(Know
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, Collaboration
Definition:Kworkingktogetherkwithkthekhealthkt
eamktokimprovekpatientkoutcomes.
Intervention
Definition:Ktakingkactionktokcarrykoutkakplan.
Evaluation
Definition:Kcomparingkthekoutcomeskyoukexpecte
dkwithkactualkoutcomes.Kdidkthekplankwork?K
werekexpectedkoutcomeskmet?
Vigilance
Definition:Kthekactkofkbeingkattentive,Kalert,Kandkwat
chful.
Criticalk thin kin gk an d k clin icalkjudgment
Criticalkthinkingkandkclinicalkjudgmentkbothkfollowk
aksimilarkformat.Kbothkfollowkstepskfromkcollectingk
dataktokdetermin-
Kingkproblemskandkoutcomes,Kdevelopingkandktakin
gkactions,Kandkevaluatingkoutcomes.Khowever,Kcriti
calkthinkingkhelpskyoukthinkkaboutkthekproblem:Kw
hatkiskit?Kwhykiskitkhappen-
King?Kandkclinicalkjudgmentkleadskyouktokdoksome
thingktokmanagekthekproblem.
Cuek re cognition
Youkwillkdokmanykthingskforkeachkindividual,Kbut
kthekfirstkthingkisklistedkbelow.
1. Sitkthekpatientkupright.
2. Callk911kwhilekrunningkacrosskthekstreet.
3. Elevatekthekfeetkoffkthekbedkbykplacingkakpillow
kunderkthekcalveskandkallowingkthekfeetktokhangk
offkthekedgekofkthekpillow.
4. Checkkbloodkglucosekandkhavekakglucoseksourcekre
ady.
5. Turnkthekpatientktoktheksidektokpreventkaspiration.