Questions And Correct Detailed Answers
A+ Solution Guide
clinical judgement - Answer - ✔✔ selecting appropriate treatments or interventions after
determining a patients health problems
critical thinking - Answer - ✔✔ investigate and reflect, apply nursing knowledge, choose
the appropriate course of actions
critical thinking skills - Answer - ✔✔ interpretation, analysis, self regulation
characteristics of critical thinking - Answer - ✔✔ open mindedness, analytic approach,
inquisitiveness
Five components of critical thinking - Answer - ✔✔ - knowledge base
- experience
- competence
- attitudes
- standards
problem solving - Answer - ✔✔ - clarifying the problem
- analyzing possible causes
- identifying alternatives
- assessing each alternative and choosing one
- implementing it, and evaluating whether the problem was solved
decision making - Answer - ✔✔ recognizing/defining the problem/situation, assessing all
options, testing possible options, and making a final choice
oral problems - Answer - ✔✔ patient lacks upper extremity strength or hand dexterity
needed to brush teeth
skin problems - Answer - ✔✔ dependent body parts are exposed to pressure from
underlying surfaces... the inability to turn or change position increases risk for pressure
ulcers
foot problems - Answer - ✔✔ patient is unable to fully visualize entire surface of each
foot, and is unable to sense pressure, heat or cold, pain
eye care problems - Answer - ✔✔ physical limitations create inability to safety insert or
remove or cleanse contact lenses