Critical Thinking & Clinical Judgment
Critical Thinking & Clinical Judgment Critical Thinking & Clinical Judgment
• Types of data • Subjective: “symptoms” that the patient describes; e.g. “I can’t do anything for myself” Objective: signs that can be observed, measured, and verified; e.g. swollen joints • Sources of data • Primary: the patient; is always the best source Secondary: everything/everybody else
• Methods of Data Collection • 1- Observation Requires practice and skill Systematic, head-to-toe 2- Interview Structured form of communication Purpose: to provide care specific to this individual’s needs and problems Focus: patient’s perceptions Nurse must: explain purpose of interview, provide comfort and privacy, ensure confidentiality Result: A comprehensive Health History
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- Page 7 and 8: • Process of thinking T.H.I.N.K.
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- Page 21 and 22: • Nursing process • Is a critic
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- Page 35 and 36: • Nursing Diagnosis: a statement
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• Types of data<br />
• Subjective: “symptoms” that the patient<br />
describes; e.g. “I can’t do anything for<br />
myself”<br />
Objective: signs that can be observed,<br />
measured, and verified; e.g. swollen joints<br />
• Sources of data<br />
• Primary: the patient; is always the best<br />
source<br />
Secondary: everything/everybody else
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