Mixed Bag
An evaluation or appraisal of the patients condition
What is assessment?
"I feel dizzy", " I have had 2 surgeries in the past"
What is subjective data?
Critical thinking can be defined by what three things.
What is purposeful, goal-directed and more than just cognitive skills.
The acronym ADPIE in the nursing process stands for what.
What is Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation?
routinely used to flush and IV after blood
What is 0.9 percent sodium chloride?
apply yellow socks, use bed alarm, round hourly
What is nursing interventions for Risk of Falls?
Kill the bacteria and eradicate the disease
What do bacterialcidal antibiotics do?
A nurse uses the hospitals procedure manual to confirm how to change a patient's NG tube. The level of critical thinking to which the nurse is using is.
What is basic level critical thinking.
Once a nurse assesses a client’s condition and identifies appropriate nursing diagnoses then a ______
What is a Nursing plan of care?
Swallow the tablet whole after double checking the dose.
Never mention this in the nursing notes
What is an incident report
Altered mental status or confusion, altered eating habits, GI symptoms
What are signs and symptoms of UTI in elderly adults?
"Tell me how you are feeling or Describe how your wife has been helping you?" These types of questions are.
What are open ended questions?
Client will report pain acuity less than 4 on a scale of 0-10.
What is expected outcome statement in measurable terms?
Nurse to patient, the medication must be continued so the fluid problem is controlled.
What is education to patient with CHF, about how long diuretics must be taken?
sugar free clear liquids for first 3 days
What is a Bariatric post op diet?
What is read back?
Curious, insightful, systematic, analytical, truth-seeking, open-minded, confident and creative are all characteristics of what kind of thinker.
What are characteristics of critical thinkers?
Setting goals and selecting interventions
What activities does the planning phase of the nursing process include?
This is how long you should wait between taking medication and antacids.
What is 1-2 hours?
lowest fio2 possible, keep PO2 55-60, sats 84-88, teach pursed lip breathing
What is Pink puffer, emphysema/COPD?
Why is critical thinking so important to nurses/nursing processes.
What is; to recognize patterns of behavior, to anticipate clients needs, develop nursing care plans and promote health/healing as well making reasoned judgments of various different actions?
Problem, Etiology (related factors) and Signs/Symptoms
What is PES stand for in nursing diagnosis?
Blocking the conversion of Angiotensin I to Angiotensin II.
What is ACE inhibitors effect on the body?