Critical thinking is a purposeful, dynamic, analytic process that contributes to reasoned decisions and sound contextual judgments.
Interventions are activities that will help the patient achieve a goal, such as administering pain-relieving medication. An example of assessment data might be, "Patient reports pain is a 5 on a 1 to 10 scale.". The nursing diagnosis would be Pain.
To develop a nursing diagnosis, the nurse must now. 1)Analyze the assessment data. 2)Consult standards of care. 3)Decide which interventions are appropriate. 4)Ask the client's perceptions of her health problem.
1)The tricuspid valve is between the right atrium and ventricle of the heart. 2)The pancreas does not produce enough insulin in type 1 diabetes. 3)When assessing the abdomen, you should auscultate before palpating. 4)Research shows pain medication given intravenously acts faster than by other routes.
The nursing process is a problem-solving process that guides nursing actions. The ANA organizes its Standards of Care around the nursing process, but the process was not developed from the standards. The nursing process is cyclical and involves care the nurses give or delegate to other members of the healthcare team.
Full-spectrum nursing (1) involves the use of critical thinking, nursing knowledge, nursing process, and patient situation. Although the other answers are important for planning and delivering nursing care, they do not reflect all the nurse has demonstrated.
3)The client's presenting signs and symptoms. 4)A client's response to a health problem. ANS: 4. A nursing diagnosis is the client's response to actual or potential health problems.