Applying nursing process : a tool for critical thinking /
Rosalinda Alfaro-LeFevre.
- 6th edition
- Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2005.
- xxv, 309 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Chapter 1 Nursing Process Overview What Is the Nursing Process and Why Learn About It? What Is it? Nursing Process Characteristics That Promote Critical Thinking Why Learn About it? Steps of the Nursing Process Relationships Among the Steps of the Nursing Process Assessment and Diagnosis Diagnosis and Planning Planning and Implementation Implementation and Evaluation Evaluation and the Other Steps in the Nursing Process What Are the Benefits of Using the Nursing Process? Nursing Process in Context of Today's Changing World Today's Health Care Reality Patient Safety Is Top Priority Ethics: Advocating for Patients' Rights Seven Ethical Principles Including Patient Partners While Following HIPAA Rules Critical Thinking Exercise I: Using the Nursing Process in a Changing World What's the Difference Between Nursing Process and Critical Thinking? How to Become a Critical Thinker Critical Thinking: Get the Picture? Willingness and Ability to Care Willingness to Care Being Able to Care Understanding Ourselves Understanding Others Critical Thinking Exercise II: Critical Thinking and Willingness and Ability to Care Summary
Chapter 2 Assessment Assessment: The First Step to Determining Health Status Characteristics of an Assessment That Promotes Critical Thinking Six Activities of Assessment Collecting Data What Resources Do You Use? How to Ensure Comprehensive Data Collection Data Base (Start of Care) Versus Focus Assessment Data Base (Start of Care) Assessment Focus Assessment Health Promotion: Screening for Prevention and Early Diagnosis Helping Patients Make Informed, Joint Decisions The Nursing Interview and Physical Assessment Ethical, Cultural, and Spiritual concerns The Nursing Interview Guidelines: Promoting a Caring Interview How to Establish Rapport How to Listen How to Ask Questions How to Observe Physical Assessment Guidelines: Doing a Physical Assessment Checking Diagnostic Studies Critical Thinking Exercise III: The Nursing Interview and Physical Assessment Identifying Subjective and Objective Data Identifying Cues and Making Inferences Validating (Verifying) Data Critical Thinking Exercise IV: Subjective and Objective Data; Cues and Inferences; Validating Data Organizing (Clustering) Data Clustering Data According to Purpose Critical Thinking Exercise V: Organizing (Clustering) Data Identifying Patterns/Testing First Impressions Reporting and Recording Deciding What to Report Deciding What's Abnormal Guidelines: Reporting Significant Findings General Guidelines Guidelines for Phone Reports Deciding What to Record Guidelines: Recording the Nursing Data Base Critical Thinking Exercise VI: Recognizing Abnormal Data, Deciding What's Relevant Summary
Chapter 3 Diagnosis From Assessment to Diagnosis: A Pivotal Point New ANA Standard Related to Diagnosis Nurses' Growing Responsibilities as Diagnosticians Diagnose and Treat (DT) Versus. Predict, Prevent, Manage, and Promote (PPMP) Multidisciplinary Practice Disease Management Point-of-Care Testing Critical Pathways (Clinical Pathways, CareMapsTM) Advantages of Critical Paths Disadvantages of Critical Paths Informatics and Computer-Assisted Diagnosis Using Standard or Recognized Terminologies Changing Thinking About What Terms to Use How to Use Standard Languages. Computer-Assisted Diagnosis Benefits of Computer-Assisted Diagnosis Limitations of Computer-Assisted Diagnosis Becoming a Competent Diagnostician Key Terms Related to Diagnosis Recognizing Risk Factors: The Key to Proactive Approaches Critical Thinking Indicators (CTIs) Related to Diagnosis Critical Thinking Exercise VII: Nurses' Responsibilities as Diagnosticians; Key Terms Related to Diagnois; Differentiating Between Nursing Diagnoses and Other Problems Learning How to Make Definitive Diagnoses Fundamental Principles and Rules of Diagnostic Reasoning Becoming a Competent Diagnostician: Old Versus Current Thinking Patients as Partners in Diagnosis Clarifying Causes and Contributing (Risk) Factors Avoiding Diagnostic Errors Identifying Nursing Diagnoses Guidelines: Identifying Nursing Diagnoses Mapping Diagnoses Using the PES (or PRS) Method for Stating Nursing Diagnoses Guidelines: Avoiding Errors When Writing Diagnostic Statements Critical Thinking Exercise VIII: Recognizing, Mapping and Stating Nursing Diagnoses Identifying Potential Complications Guidelines: Identifying Potential Complications Identifying Problems Requiring Multidisciplinary Approaches Critical Thinking Exercise IX: Predicting Potential Complications/Identifying Problems Requiring a Multidisciplinary Approach, Pulling It All Together Summary
Chapter 4 Planning Four Main Purposes of the Plan of Care Initial Versus Ongoing Planning Applying Standards Pain Management, Patient Safety, and Error-Prevention Standards Computers and Standard Plans Attending to Urgent Priorities Clarifying Expected Outcomes (Results) Outcomes Versus Indicators Principles of Patient-Centered Outcomes Guidelines: Determining Patient-Centered Outcomes Relationship of Outcomes to Accountability Clinical, Functional, and Quality of Life Outcomes Discharge Outcomes and Discharge Planning Case Management Deciding Which Problems Must Be Recorded Critical Thinking Exercise X: Applying Standards, Setting Priorities, and Clarifying Expected Outcomes Determining Nursing Interventions Assessment-Monitoring Health Status Teaching-The Key to Empowerment Guidelines: Planning Teaching Counseling-Helping People Make Informed Choices Consulting and Referring-The Cornerstone of Multidisciplinary Approaches Individualizing Interventions Evidence-Based Practice: Weigh Risks and Benefits, Be Proactive Guidelines: Individualizing Nursing Orders Making Sure the Plan Is Adequately Recorded Guidelines: Computerized Charting Multidisciplinary Plans Critical Thinking Exercise XI: Determining Interventions and Recording Nursing Orders Summary
Chapter 5 Implementation Implementation: Putting the Plan Into Action Critical Think Indicators (CTIs) Related to Implementation Preparing for Report and Getting Report Preparing for Report Getting Report Setting Daily Priorities Strategies: Prioritizing Care for Several Patients Delegating Care, Not Accountability Coordinating Care Monitoring Responses: Assessing and Reassessing Performing Nursing Interventions Be Proactive-Promote Safety, Comfort, and Efficiency Implementation and Evidence-based Practice Guidelines: Preparing to Act Thinking Critically: What to Do If Things Go Wrong Case Management: Critical Paths and Care Variances Ethical/Legal Concerns Critical Thinking Exercise XII: Delegating, Case Management, Critical Paths, and Care Variances Charting Five Purposes of Charting Different Ways of Charting Principles of Effective Charting Avoiding Dumping Syndrome With Computerized Charting Learning to Chart Effectively Guidelines: Charting During Implementation Memory-Jogs Used for Charting Critical Thinking Exercise XIII: Principles of Effective Charting Giving Change-of-Shift Report Guidelines: Giving Change-of-Shift Reports Keeping the Plan Up to Date and Evaluating Your Day Summary
Chapter 6 Evaluation Critical Evaluation: Excellence in Health Care Delivery Evaluation and the Other Steps in the Nursing Process Evaluating an Individual Plan of Care Guidelines: Determining Outcome Achievement Identifying Variables (Factors) Affecting Outcome Achievement Deciding Whether to Discharge the Patient Critical Thinking Exercise XIV: Determining Outcome Achievement, Identifying Variables Affecting Achievement, and Deciding Whether to Discharge The Patient Quality Improvement (QI) The Agency for Health Quality and Research (AHRQ) Consumer Satisfaction: Maximizing Value Health Care Systems: Constantly Interacting and Affecting Outcomes Three Types of Evaluation: Outcome, Process, and Structure Staff Nurses' Role Preventing Mistakes and Infection Transmission Critical Thinking Exercise XV: Quality Improvement Summary
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