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| THE NURSING PROCESS IS | A WAY OF THINKING & ACTING BASED ON THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD |
| THE NURSING PROCESS IS | A TOOL FOR IDENTIFYING PATIENT'S PROBLEMS AND AN ORGANIZED METHOD FOR MEETING PATIENT'S NEEDS |
| NURSES ARE TAUGHT TO USE | THIS FRAMEWORK CONSISTENTLY & METHODICALLY |
| 5 COMPONENTS OF THE NURSING PROCESS | ASSESSMENT (A), NURSING DIAGNOSIS (N), PLANNING (P) IMPLEMENTATION (I) EVALUATION (E) |
| ASSESSMENT | COLLECTING, ORGANIZING, DOCUMENTING, VALIDATING DATA ABOUT A PATIENTS HEALTH STATUS. THIS IS OBTAINED FROM THE PATIENT,FAMILY,DR.,TESTS, ETC |
| NURSING DIAGNOSIS | THE PROCESS OF WHICH THE ASSESSMENT DATA ARE SORTED & ANALIZED SO THAT SPECIFIC ACTUAL & POTENTIAL HEALTH PROBLEMS ARE IDENTIFIED. (EXIST & RISK) THE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROBLEMS ARE CONSIDERED AND SPECIFIC NURSING DIAGNOSES ARE CHOSEN FOR THE PATIENTS CARE PLAN. |
| PLANNING | A SERIES OF STEPS BY WHICH THE NURSE AND THE PATIENT SET PRIORITIES & GOALS TO ELIMINATE OR DIMINISH THE IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS. THE GOALS ARE STATED AS SPECIFIC EXPECTED OUTCOMES. THE NURSE & PATIENT COLLABORATE & CHOOSE SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS FOR EACH NURSING DIAGNOSIS. THE INTERVENTIONS ASSIST THE PATIENT TO MEET THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES & NURSING INTERVENTIONS ARE LISTED ON THE PATIENTS NURSING CARE PLAN |
| IMPLEMENTATION | (DOING) CARRYING OUT THE NURSING INTERVENTIONS IN A SYSTEMATIC WAY. THE NURSE CARRIES OUT THE INTERVENTIONS OR DELEGATES SOME OF THEM TO AN APPROPRIATE PERSON. THE PATIENTS RESPONSE TO THE CARE GIVEN IS DOCUMENTED ON THE PATIENTS CHART. |
| EVALUATION | ASSESSING THE PATIENTS RESPONSE TO THE NURSING INTERVENTIONS. THE RESPONSES ARE COMPARED WITH THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES TO SEE TO WHAT EXTENT THE OUTCOMES HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED. THE ENTIRE CARE PLAN IS REASSESSED IN THIS PHASE, AND ANY CHANGES NEEDED ARE MADE. |
| THE NURSING PROCESS... | A DYNAMIC, OVERLAPPING, CONTINUOUS PROCESS CENTERING ON THE PATIENT |
| CRITICAL | MEANS REQUIRING CAREFUL JUDGEMENT |
| THINKING (IN THIS CONTEXT) | MEANS TO REASON |
| CRITICAL THINKING IS | DIRECTED , PURPOSEFUL, MENTAL ACTIVITY BY WHICH IDEAS ARE EVALUATED, PLANS ARE CONSTRUCTED, AND DESIRED OUTCOMES DECIDED |
| CRITICAL THINKING IS | NECESSARY TO MAKE RELIABLE OBSERVATIONS REGARDING HEALTH STATUS AND TO DRAW SOUND CONCLUSIONS FROM THE DATA OBTAINED |
| THE PROBLEM SOLVING PROCESS | (1) DEFINE THE PROBLEM CLEARLY (2) CONSIDER ALL POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES (3) PREDICT THE LIKELIHOOD OF EACH OUTCOME OCCURING (4) CHOOSE THE ALTERNATIVE WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF SUCCESS THAT HAS THE FEWEST UNDESIRABLE OUTCOMES |
| GOOD DECISION MAKING IS | CHOOSING THE BEST ACTIONS TO MEET A DESIRED GOAL AND IS PART OF THE CRITICAL THINKING PROCESS |
| SKILLS FOR CRITICAL THINKING | FOUNDATION SKILLS ARE EFFECTIVE READING, WRITING, ATTENTIVE LISTENING, EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATING |
| EFFECTIVE READING | READING MATERIAL IN A WAY THAT HELPS YOU PICK OUT THE MAIN IDEAS & RELEVANT DATA. |
| EFFECTIVE WRITING | WRITING THOUGHTS COHERENTLY, CONCISELY, CLEARLY |
| ATTENTIVE LISTENING | CONSCIOUSLY FOCUSING ON THE TOPIC OF DISCUSSION |
| EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATING | SPEAKING IN A DISCIPLINED MANNER |
| ASSESSMENT | IS CARRIED OUT IN AN ORGANIZED SYSTEMATIC WAY |
| NURSING DIAGNOSIS | REQUIRES ANALYSIS OF DATA GATHERED DURING ASSESSMENT, CLUSTERING RELATED INFORMATION, IDENTIFYING PROBLEM AREA, AND CHOOSING APPROPRIATE NURSING DIAGNOSES |
| PLANNING | INVOLVES DETERMINING SPECIFIC DESIRED OUTCOMES FOR EACH NURSING DIAGNOSIS |
| IMPLEMENTATION | IS BEGUN BY PREPARING TO PERFORM THE INTERVENTIONS |
| EVALUATION | IS CARRIED OUT BY GATHERING DATA TO DETERMINE IF EXPECTED OUTCOMES HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED |
| A PRIORITY | IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN SOMETHING ELSE AT THE TIME |
| PRIORITY SETTING (PRIORITIZING) | INVOLVES PLACING NURSING DIAGNOSES OR NURSING INTERVENTIONS IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE |
| HIGH PRIORITY | LIFE THREATENING PROBLEMS |
| MEDIUM PRIORITY | PROBLEMS THAT THREATEN HEALTH OR COPING ABILITY |
| LOW PRIORITY | PROBLEMS ARE ONES THAT DO NOT HAVE A MAJOR EFFECT ON THE PERSON IF NOT ATTENDED TO THAT DAY OR EVEN THAT WEEK |
| PRIORITIZING PATIENT PROBLEMS | BASED ON MASLOWS NEEDS |
| WHEN LOOKING AT PRIORITIZING TASKS | YOU MUST CONSIDER WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THE TASK IS NOT DONE ON TIME |
| PRIORITIES CONSTANTLY CHANGE | BECAUSE NEEDS AND CONDITIONS CHANGE FREQUENTLY |
| TO MAINTAIN ORGANIZATION WITH YOUR WORKLOAD | BE FLEXIBLE, MUST FREQUENTLY REORDER YOUR TASKS, RECONSIDER YOUR WORK ORGANIZATION PLAN Q2HOURS DURING YOUR SHIFT, REPRIORITIZING PRN |
| YOUR GOAL IS TO AVOID | HAVING YOUR DECISION CAUSE INJURY TO ANYONE |
| WITH CRITICAL THINKING | YOU CAN WEIGH MANY FACTORS & SKILLFULLY SOLVE PROBLEMS, MAKING GOOD DECISIONS A MAJORITY OF THE TIME |
| OPERATING IN A CRITICAL THINKING MODE | WHILE PURSUING YOUR NURSING STUDIES WILL HELP YOU DEVELOP THE CLINICAL JUDGEMENT NECESSARY FOR SAFE NURSING PRACTICE |
| RN'S ARE OFFICIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INITIATION OF NURSING CARE PLANS, BUT | LPNS ASSIST WITH THE CARE PLAN,EVALUATE CARE AND HELP REVISE THRU COLLABORATION WITH OTHER HEALTH MEMBERS |
| FORMULATING A PLAN OF CARE | IS A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS AMONG THE NURSE,PATIENT,& OTHER HEALTH MEMBERS |
| NURSES USE THE NURSING PROCESS AS A METHOD OF? | PLANNING,ORGANIZING,DELIVERING PATIENT CARE. |
| THE ROLE OF THE LPN WITH PATIENT & FAMILIES? | ASSIST IN ALL AREAS OF CARE PLANNING |
| WHEN USING THE NURSING PROCESS CORRECTLY, THE NURSE IS CONSTANTLY? | ASSESSING AND EVALUATING |
| CRITICAL THINKING IS NECESSARY TO? | DRAW SOUND CONCLUSIONS FROM ASSESSMENT DATA |
| THE USE OF CRITICAL THINKING PARTICULARLY HELPS NURSING STUDENTS? | DEVELOP CLINICAL JUDGEMENT NEEDED FOR SAFE PRACTICE |
| PROBLEM SOLVING INVOLVES? | CONSIDERING ALTERNATIVES OF ACTION |
