STUDY GUIDE FOR UNDERSTANDING MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING6 th EDITION.

CRITICAL THINKING AND THE NURSING PROCESS AUDIO CASE STUDY Jane and the Nursing Process • Assessment/data collection, diagnosis, planning, imple-mentation, and evaluation. • Jane was exhausted, failed a test, and was pulled in toomany directions. • Jane’s resources included a good friend, sick time from work, and wasted time between classes that she could better utilize. Your resources will be different, but they’rethere! VOCABULARY Nursing Process Definition: An organizing framework that links thinking withnursing actions. Steps include assessment/data collection, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Critical Thinking Definition: The use of those cognitive (knowledge) skills or strategies that increase the probability of a desirable outcome.Also involves reflection, problem-solving, and related think- ing skills. Assessment Definition: Gathering subjective and objective data to plan care. Objective Data Definition: Factual information obtained through physical as-sessment and diagnostic tests. Objective data are observable or knowable through the health care worker’s five senses. Referred to as signs.