Xavier Mata
Z1731034
Nursing 302
Critical Thinking Questions
1. Describe the characteristics of critical thinkers, and explain why critical thinking is important in nursing.
Critical thinkers are open minded, effective at communication, decisive, and focus on the issue at hand. Critical thinking is important in nursing due to the fact that nurses are sometimes put into a position where they need to make split second decisions and critical thinking is key for these types of decisions. It is also important in nursing because as a nurse you need to do a considerable amount of collaboration with co-workers and take suggestions that they would not normally take, this is where the open mindedness and communication skills take part. 2. List at
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• An expert thinker would be able to collaborate much better with other nurses in order to find the best way to treat a patient where as a novice would be much harder to collaborate with due to inexperience and not being able to communicate effectively. 3. Describe the phases in the nursing process, and explain the activities of each phase.
• Assessment- during assessment, information about the patient is acquired through examination and questions. In this stage the nurse needs to communicate with the patient in order to gather this data
• Diagnosing- the nurse takes the information from the assessment, analyzes it and identifies the problem that needs to be addressed by the nurse.
• Outcomes/planning- the nurse creates measurable and achievable short term and long term goals for the patient, this could be the nurse having the patient start eating more frequently(assessment date, diagnosis and goals are recorded in patients care plan for co-workers to have access to)
• Implementation- nursing care is given according to the care plan, the nurse continues for patient in preparation for
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• Interdependent nursing intervention- The result of collaboration between coworkers or consultation. An example of this would be if a patient was consuming a high sodium diet and the nurse includes diet counseling and has a registered dietician educate the patient on a proper diet and its benefits. 6. List the pros and cons related to the use of nursing diagnoses.
• Pros- the pros of the use of nursing diagnoses’ are that nursing diagnoses give a judgment to potential health problems and which helps the physician in order to more effectively identify a disorder.
• Cons- the nursing diagnosis may mislead a physician if the symptoms a patient is feeling are atypical to the actual disorder they have, leading to the physician having a harder time identifying the disorder and possible using the wrong treatment 7. Explain the difference between medical and nursing
III. A nurse is a manager. Nurses need to know how to delegate activities to different members of the health care team as well as know what each team member is allowed to do. Also, it is the nurse’s responsibility to provide a safe nursing environment for the patient and staff. Finally, therapeutic communication is a key feature that a nurse must
Critical Thinking: Tanner (2006), had introduce the term ‘thinking like a nurse’. When I read this article I was wondering what it means and takes to think like a nurse, I am a nurse by profession and yet I don’t even know what it means. In order to be a professional nurse, nurses are required to learn to think like a nurse. To my surprise, to be able think like a nurse, a nurse got to clearly defined and understands what is critical thinking and clinical reasoning. Both terms are powerful terms and these terms explain the mental processes nurses use to make certain that they are doing their most excellent thinking and decision making for their patient’s better outcomes.
Dr. Jean Watson’s theory of care addressed the nurse to patient ration, according to the method “nursing is positioned with caring of the sick, prevention of sickness, restoration of health and promotion of health. This process includes the process of assessment, plan, intervention, and evaluation. On the review, the nurse observes, identifies, review problem(s) and forms a care plan that will be used in appropriate nursing care. When the nurse to patient ratio is low, the nurse will not be able to perform this assessment. This will result in a reduction of patients’ outcomes, medical errors, frequent re-admissions, patient deaths.
Information processing theory The information processing theory is a structure which rationalises how people obtain; process and store information and knowledge (Tangen & Borders 2017, p. 99). The Information processing theory involves the clinical reasoning cycle and the information processing model. The clinical reasoning cycle is a model which guides nurses and other health practitioners in making clinical judgements (Levett-Jones 2018, p. 4).
Nurses need the ability of fast critical thinking skills and observation of declining signs and symptoms. Nurses also must have the ability to educate
Nurses are critical for promoting health in the society. The profession is highly flexible, since they specialize in diverse operations in the medical field. Registered nurses, for instance, are responsible for the administration of medicine and inoculations to patients (American Nurses ' Association, 2000). Additionally, these professionals observe, record, and enlighten doctors of any changes in a patient’s health. Nurses interpret and evaluate diagnostic examinations to determine an individual’s condition, as well as making the necessary adjustments in patient treatment plans on their health progress.
According to Patterson & Krouse (2015), It is important to transfer the message in a good way, for that the communication skills is one of the most important basic skills of nursing leadership. More than that, communication in nursing can make their job efficiently and help them to communicate with a wide range of people, including the patient, patient 's family, and healthcare providers. However, unlike bad communication, which increases nursing staff problem and can lead to worsening the patient health condition, a good communication saves time and reduces the problem of nursing staff in resaving and deliver the right information. Furthermore, communication is not only talking with the patient it’s also listening to what the patient 's family and healthcare providers are saying to collect more information that helps the nurses to save lives. In this paper, I will reflect my communication that goes well with one patient.
• Assessment: Nurses often feel uninformed when changes are made. Not being made aware of important changes can affect patient care. • Nursing Diagnosis: Communication breakdown due to ineffective delivery of new changes related to patient care. • Goal setting: Implement an education book that is placed near the nurse 's station and nurses are responsible to read the changes and sign off when they have read it. • Evaluation: Nurses are better informed and are up to date with new
An excellent communication skill between nurses and patients is essential for the successful outcome of individualized nursing care of each patient. The ability to communicate
Therefore, People who are more capable of solving problems enjoy cognitive, emotional and communication skills at a higher level. They are able to build healthy relationships and suffer from less depression and anxiety [6,7,8]; Moreover, they have higher confidence and motivation to efficiently deal with problems [9]. The art of nursing requires knowledge, skills and expertise. Problem-solving is an essential skill contributing greatly to effective nursing performance [10]. Problem-solving skills and knowledge-based decision-making are the expected behavior of nursing students [11].
Nursing assessment has a significant role in providing effective, accurate and safe nursing care in clinical practice. Nursing assessment is the first stage of the Nursing Process. It is used to explore the physical, psychological, spiritual and social aspect of the patient’s life. It is therefore a holistic and systematic guide for nurses to obtain a greater understanding of their patient’s wants and needs. It is the underlying foundation of the process, on which other phases of the process are based upon (Foster & Hawkins, 2005).
Furthermore, listening can be a way of letting others do the work . Moreover , it will generates more work in future (in a good way ) .Also the nurse need to have good active listening to understand and can helps the patient to be better
1. NURSING HEALTH ASSESSMENT 2.PLANNING Once a patient and nurse agree on the diagnosis, a plan of action can be developed. If multiple diagnoses need to be addressed, the Head nurse will prioritize each assessment and devote attention to severe symptoms and high factors. Each problem is assigned a clear measurable goal for the expected beneficial outcome.
Nursing is basically an occupation that has various diverse type of intelligence that can be practiced and applied. Various nurses have more than one. Let’s consider three major Intelligence types that are useful for a
Importance of nurses A nurse is a health care professional who is engaged in the practice of nursing. Nurses are men and women who are responsible (along with other health care professionals) for the treatment, safety and recovery of acutely or chronically ill or injured people, health maintenance of the healthy, and treatment of life-threatening emergencies in a wide range of health care settings. Nurses may also be involved in medical and nursing research and perform a wide range of non-clinical functions necessary to the delivery of health care. Nurses develop a plan of care, sometimes working collaboratively with physicians, therapists, the patient, the patient 's family and other team members.