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1. Critical Thinking Intentional higher level thinking. Defines clients problem. Exam-
ines evidence based practice. Makes choices in the delivery of care.

2. Clinical Reasoning Thinking Strategies. Gathers info. Analyzes info. Evaluates info.
Decides on nursing actions to improve clients physiological and
psychosocial outcome.

3. Critical Analysis Applying a set of questions to situation or idea to determine
essential info. and ideas.

Techniques used:
Socratic questioning
Inductive reasoing
Deductive reasoning

4. Socratic questioning Recognize and examine assumptions; search for inconsistencies;
examine points of view

5. Inductive reasoning Specific to general

6. Deductive reasoning General to specific

7. Attitudes that foster critical -Independence
thinking? -Fair-mindedness
-Insight into egocentricity
-Intellectual humility
-Courage to Challenge the Status quo and rituals
-Integrity
-Perseverance
-Confidence
-Curiosity

8. Factors affecting safety:


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Age and development: Ex. A child will learn to protect themselves
when a parent tells them not to do something
Lifestyle
Mobility and health status: ex. Dementia
Sensory-perceptual alterations: Ex. Neuropathy
Cognitive awareness: Ex. hypnotics
Emotional state
Ability to communicate
Safety awareness
Environmental factors

9. Risk Factors for Falls Poor vision: Presbyopia (farsightedness), macular degeneration,
cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy
Cognitive dysfunction
Mobility restrictions: Chronic diseases- peripheral neuropathy,
arthritis, cerebrovascular accident (CVA), parkinson's
Orthostatic Hypotension: (Bp doesn't only drop when they are
standing)
Urinary Incontinence: Slippery Floors
Weakness: Disease process or therapy
Current medication regimen: Sedatives, hypnotics, tranquilizers,
narcotic analgesics, diuretics.

10. Seizure Precautions Padded rails
Suction Equipment at beside: make sure it works
During seizures:
- Remain with client and call for assistance
- Do not Restrain client
- If not in bed, lower them to the ground and pad surroundings
Turn the client to the floor, position them to the side
Move items in environment
Do not put anything in their mouth

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Provide oxygen and suction as needed
Prepare seizure medications
Time and record movements of the seizure to report to the MD
Document the seizure in a timely manner after it occurs

11. Environmental hazards: Fires and Burns
Poisoning
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Suffocation (asphyxiation) or choking
Excessive noise
Electrical hazards
Firearms
Radiation
Bioterrorism Attack
Procedure/ Equipment related accidents

12. Fire Considerations RACE
PASS

13. RACE Rescue, Alarm, Contain (close doors), Extinguish

14. PASS Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep

15. Poison Prevention Store harmful agents away from children
Do not store harmful agents in different containers or remove
labels
Teach children to never eat anything unknown to them
Do not refer to medicine as candy or pretend false enjoyment
when taking meds. Glamorizing meds can confuse children
Always read product labels before using
Have poison control phone numbers on hand in available at all
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