scientific; problem; decision Critical thinking in the nursing practice involves general critical thinking methods such
as the ______ method, ______ solving, and ______ making
diagnostic; clinical; decision making Specific critical thinking includes ________ reasoning, _______ interference, and clinical
_______ _______
Diagnostic Analytical process for determining a patient's health problems
reasoning
Clinical Process of drawing conclusions from related pieces of evidence and previous
inference experience with the evidence
Clinical decision making Choosing options for the best patient outcomes based on a patient's condition and
the priority of the problem
Nursing process A 5-step model used to diagnose and treat human responses to actual or potential
health problems
better health The nursing process allows nurses to help patients meet agreed-on outcomes for
______ _____
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general and specific; unique; language and process The nursing process requires nurses to use _____ and ______ critical thinking to focus on a
particular patient's needs. It's format is ______ to the discipline and provides a common
_____ and ______ for nurses to think through clinical problems
condition; problems; goals of care; planning; achieved Nursing Process Steps (1-5):
1. Assess:
>>Gather info about the patient's _______
2. Diagnose:
>>Identify the patient's _______
3. Plan:
>>Set _____ ___ ____ and desired outcomes and identify appropriate nursing actions
4. Implement:
>>Perform the nursing actions identified in _______
5. Evaluate:
>>Determine if goals and expected outcomes are ______
objective and subjective Where do I collect data for a nursing assessment? The two kinds of data are _____ and
_____ data
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