CHAPTER 1 CRITICAL THINKING AND THE NURSING PROCESS AUDIO CASE STUDY Jane and the Nursing Process 1. Assessment/data collection, diagnosis, planning,
... [Show More] implementation, and evaluation. 2. Jane was exhausted, failed a test, and was pulled in too many directions. 3. 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’re there! VOCABULARY Nursing Process Definition: An organizing framework that links thinking with nursing 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 thinking skills. Assessment Definition: Gathering subjective and objective data to plan care. Objective Data Definition: Factual information obtained through physical assessment and diagnostic tests. Objective data are observable or knowable through the health care worker’s five senses. Referred to as signs. Subjective Data Definition: Information that is provided verbally by the patient and referred to as symptoms. Nursing Diagnosis Definition: Per NANDA International, a nursing diagnosis is a “clinical judgment concerning a human response to health conditions/life processes, or a vulnerability for that response, by an individual, family, group or community. A nursing diagnosis provides the basis for selection of nursing interventions to achieve outcomes for which the nurse has accountability” (from Evaluation Definition: Examination of outcomes and interventions to determine progress toward desired outcomes and effectiveness of interventions. Vigilance Definition: The act of being attentive, alert, and watchful. SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE DATA 1. Subjective (symptom) 2. Subjectiv [Show Less]