QSEN/NLN
CRITICAL THINKING AND NURSING PROCESS
LEVELS OF CARE/EVIDENCE
INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM
NEGLIGENCE
100

DEFINITION OF SAFETY

MINIMIZATION OF RISKS

100

ASSESSMENT

OBSERVE, COLLECT DATA, RELEVANT VS IRRELEVANT, ORGANIZE DATA, DRAW CONCLUSIONS

100

TERTIARY HEALTH CARE

ACUTE CARE, INVOLVES SPECIALIZED CARE 

EX: ICU, ONCOLOGY, BURN CENTERS

100

ROLE OF PROVIDER

ASSESSES, DIAGNOSES, TREATS INJURY

100

DUTY TO PROVIDE CARE

CARE AS A NURSE SHOULD GIVE 

200

DEFINITION OF EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE 

USING CREDIBLE SOURCES TO BASE CLINICAL JUDGEMENT 

200

DATA COLLECTION

IDENTIFY CLUSTERS AND CUES, AVIOD MAKING JUDGEMENTS

200

CONTINUING HEALTH CARE

LONG TERM OR CHRONIC NEEDS

EX: END OF LIFE CARE, PALLIATIVE, HOSPICE

200

ROLE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY

PLANS FOR CLIENTS TO MAINTAIN MOBILITY

200

BREACH OF DUTY BY FAILURE TO MEET STANDARD

FAILURE TO GIVE THE STANDARD OF CARE

300

HUMAN FLOURISHING

ADVOCATING FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES TO PROMOTE SELF DETERMINATION AND GROWTH

300

EVALUATION

DETERMINE ACCURACY OF THEORIES, UNDERSTANDING OF TEACHINGS

300

LEVEL 3

CONTROLLED STUDY WHERE PARTICIPANTS ARE NOT RANDOMLY ASSIGNED

300

ROLE OF OCCUPATIONAL

PLANS FOR CLIENTS TO REGAIN ADL’S 

300

BREACH OF DUTY

FAILURE TO MEET STANDARD POTENTIAL TO CAUSE HARM

400

PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY

ROLE AS A NURSE, COMMITMENT TO EBP

”I YAM WHAT I YAM”

400

IMPLEMENTATION

USE KNOWLEDGE BASE, SKILLS AND TEACHING, TEST THEORIES

400

LEVEL 5

EVIDENCE BASED ON QUALITATIVE STUDY

400

ROLE OF DIETARY

EDUCATES ON NUTRITIONAL NEEDS

400

HARM OCCURS

ACTUAL HARM TO THE CLIENT OCCURS

500

SPIRIT OF INQUIRY

EXAMINE THE EVIDENCE, QUESTION AND CHALLENGE

500

PLANNING

IDENTIFY GOALS, DETERMINE STRATEGIES FOR A PLAN OF CARE, CREATE OUTCOME CRITERIA

500

LEVEL 7

BACKGROUND INFO BASED ON OPINIONS FROM QUALIFIES EXPERTS, TEXTBOOKS, OR WEBSITES

500

RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY

PERFORMS X-RAYS AND OTHER IMAGING PROCEDURES FOR DIAGNOSIS

500

FORESEEABILITY OF HARM

KNOWLEDGE THAT FAILING TO GIVE PROPER STANDARD OF CARE