NURS 251 Exam #1

three domains of learning

cognitive, psychomotor, and affective

includes memorization, recall, comprehension, and ability to analyze, synthesize, apply, and evaluate ideas

cognitive

includes sensory awareness involved in learning along imitation and performance of skills and creation of new skills

psychomotor

includes ability to receive and respond to new ideas. respond, caring part are you empathetic, can you identify anxiety

affective

is a combination of reasoned thinking, openness to alternatives, an ability to reflect, and a desire to seek

critical thinking

exploring and imaging as many ways as you can thinking of for the situation. not just defending our beliefs, but willing to seek the truth

openness to alternatives

critical thinking includes

reasoned thinking, open to alternatives, ability to reflect, and a desire to see truth

objectively, recongnize the need for more information and question credibility and usefulness of sources of information

gathering information

recongnize the gaps in ones knowledge and make inferences about the meaning of the data

analyze

explore the advantages and disadvantages and consequences of each potential solution

finding solutions to the problem

look at the entire process to learn, without this miss what went well, what didnt go well, and how to fix it

reflect

identifying a problem and finding a solution. requires critical thinking skills such as organizing data, identifying relevant and important data, making infernces, making decisions projecting consequences of actions, and applying theroretical knowledge to

problem solving

choosing the best action to take. the action that is likely to produce the desired patient outcome. Able to make judgements about what is important and makign choices.

decision making

linking thoughts together to create a meaning. Hoping to utilize what we learned. this is used in the nursing process.

clinical reasoning

critical thinking separates ___ nurse from ____ nurse

technical professional

nurses use critical thinking to rely on ____ and ____ when deciding what a patient needs

knowledge and experience

cilincal judgements require nurses to ___ on knowledge, experience and information from the patient

reflect

before you can critically think must attain knowledge, and ask these types of questions

evidence based knowledge, and why, what am i missing, what do i know about my patient, what arae my options

Nursing process

Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation

observe, use correct techniques for collecting data, differentiate between relevant and irrelevant data, organize, catergorize, validate data, and interpret assessment data and draw conclusions

critical thinking and assessment

obtain information from many sources: client via history or physical exam, client record, lab or test results, other health professionals, clients family or support system, and the professional literature. Purpose is to gather data that you will use to dr

assessment

identifies clusters and cues, detect inferences, recongnize an actual or potential problem or risk, and avoid making judgements

diagnosis & critical thinking

identify clients health needs based on careful review of assessment data. Need to analyze data, synthesize and cluster information, and hypothesize about clients health status.

diagnosis

reflect the clients responses to actual or potential health problems.

nursing diagnoses

�Identify goals & outcomes for client care
�determine appropriate strategies & interventions
�create outcome criteria
set priorites
�take knowledge & apply it to more than one situation
theorize
consider the consequences of implementation

critical thinking and planning

predicting outcomes and planning interventions. Finished product of this is a holistic nursing care plan, individualized to reflect the clients problems and strengths. Written or electronic document that has detailed instructions for clients nursing care.

planning

work with client to decide goals for care, clients outcomes that you want to achieve through nursing activities. These outcomes drive your choice of intervention.
ex. nutritional status will improve as evidenced by a weight gain of 3lb by July 1st.

planning outcomes

phase you develop a knowedge and choose most likely to help client achieve the stated goals. Best interventions are evidence based, adn supported by sound reserach.

planning interventions

used knowledge base, use appropriate skills and teaching strategies, test theories, delegate and supervise care, communicate appropriately in response to a situation.
learn about leadership, communication

critical thinking and implementation

action phase. Carry out or delegate the action that were previously planned. Document your actions and clients response.

implementation

determined accuracy of theories, evaluate outcomes based on specific criteria. determine understanding of teaching

critical thinking and evaluation

determine whether desire outcomes have been achieved, and judge if your actions were successsfully treated or prevented. Then, modify care plan as needed.

evaluation

T/F nursing process is linear

F

a critical thinking process that professional nurses use to apply the best avaliable evidence to caregiving and promoting human functions and responses to health and illness

Nursing process

the nursing process is the ___ of practice for registered nurse to deliver holistic, patient-focused care

standard

Describes a competent level of nursing care demonstrated through the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification and planning, implementation, and evaluation.

standards of nursing practice

enables you to fully use your knowledge and skills

critical thinking

skills, procedures, and processes (including nursing process)

practical knowledge

awareness of your values, beliefs, and biases

self-knowlege

physical, psychosolical, spiritual

patient data

principles, facts, theories: what you have to think with

theoriteical knowledge

everything you know about patient including context

assessment and evaluation

what you do for patient

planning and implementation

understanding you obligations: sense of right and wrong

ethical knowledge

context for care, environment, relaionships, culutre, resources, and supports

patient preferences and context

use ____ in every single step of nursing process, and alot of ____ as well

assessment; analyzing

�systematic gathering of information related to the:�physical
�mental
�spiritual
�socioeconomic
�cultural
�status of an individual, group, or community.

nursing process: assessment

�Collecting data: patterns emerge, start categorizing. Start record
�Using a systematic and ongoing process
�Categorizing data
�Recording data

assessment phase includes

�Data are used to identify the client's actual or potential health problems and strengths.
�Planning outcomes and interventions
�Data help you formulate realistic goals and choose the interventions most likely to be acceptable to and effective for the cli

analysis/ diagnosis

�You gather data by observing the client's responses as you perform interventions.

implementation

�You assess client responses to interventions; client responses are data.

evaluation

is used to create plan of care that could be used from other disciplines. Ensure patients get proper care.
to ensure clients recieve proper care, by qualified individuals, and at the time needed.

how is data used

focuses on disease and pathology while __ focuses on clients responses to illness. THEY CROSS PATHS ALOT

medical assessments, nursing assessment

�Subjective is What the client STATES or says to the nurse
�Objective is What the nurse OBSERVES

primary source of data

�Subjective: is what others tell the nurse based on what the client has told them
�Objective: data the nurse collects from other sources (family, friends, health care professionals, literature review & medical records).

secondary source of data

includes demographic data, ongoing is dynamic. identifys patient, DOB, Sex, married, parents, children

initial and ongoing assessment

�structured databases
�general to specific
�Some model of assessment is followed (ie Gordon's functional health pattern).
�Interview/assessment
general infroamtion to specific. ususlly is holistic physical and mental health

comprehensive type of assessment

�Presenting situation
�Actual, potential, or possible problems
�Follows up on patient's presenting problem
�Pain: before and after intervention
what is patient present with, intital signs and symptoms

problem-orientated approach

eg. nutritional, functional ability, spiritual

special needs assessment

The nurse is completing a head-to-toe assessment on her client at the beginning of the shift for the hospital unit. This would be considered a/an
a.Focused assessment
b.Initial assessment
c.Ongoing assessment
d.Special needs assessment

C

Basic physical assessment techniques

Inspection
Palpation
Percussion
Auscultation

�Purpose is to gather subjective data for the nursing database, purposeful communication, structured communication, and involves questioning the client

the nursing interview

�Know the ______ of the interview and how the data will be used
�Read the client's __
�Form some ___ and opening
___
�Schedule uninterrupted time
�Have your forms and equipment ready
�Compose yourself _____ entering the room

PREPARING FOR INTERVIEW
purpose
chart
goals; opening questions
before

�preparing for client

introduce yourself
call client by name
tell client what you will be doing and why
assess readiness to discuss health issues
assess and provide for comfort
assess for anxiety

Which action by the nurse might be a barrier to obtaining complete and reliable information from an interview with the client?
a.Noting that the client's body language indicates that he or she is fatigued
b.Maintaining eye contact with the client if it is

D

When should you validate data

�Subjective/objective data do not agree or make sense
�Client's statements differ at different times in the interview
�Data are far outside normal range
�Factors are present that interfere with accurate measurement

When gathering admission assessment data, the nurse obtains a weight of 200 pounds. The client states, "I've never weighed that much!" The nurse should
a.Explain to the client how weight gain occurs.
b.Check the calibration and re-weigh the client.
c.Docu

B

Most important part of assessment

Document Data

Document ___
Write legibly without using any ___
Avoid using ____, just the facts
use ___ own words

as soon as possible,
acronyms
infernces
clients

are my data complete, accurate, and validated
did I record data, not just conclusions
did I follow up with special needs assessment if indicated
think about client interview
review physical assessment observation and examination

Reflecting the assessment

�Creating a judgement of the client's health status after the analysis of data
�It includes strengths, problems & factors contributing to problems
�Requires critical thinking

diagnosis

A nurses judgement

diagnosis

what requires a nurses diagnosis

a client with a need

health problems are conditions that require _____ to treat a disease or illness

intervention

treatment can be ___ or _____

independent or collaborative

cannot predict nursing diagnoses from medical diagnosis because

each client has a unique medical response is different.

types of nursing diagnosis

actual, potential risk, possible, wellness

most common nursing diagnosis.
problem is present
a problem response that exists at the time of assessment.
signs and symptoms (cutes) that are present.

actual nursing diagnosis

a problem response that is likely to develop in a vulnerable patient if the nurse and patient do not intervene to prevent it.
no signs/ symptoms of the problem, but the risk factors are present that increase the patient's vulnerability
the patient is more

potential risk

use when your institution and experience direct you to suspect that a diagnosis is present, but you do not have enough data to support the diagnosis. Main reason for including this type of diagnosis on a care plan is to alter other nurses to continue to c

possible nursing diagnosis

no problem is present
we want to enhance persons state of well being even more
describes health status, but does not describe a problem; can apply to an family, group, or community

Wellness nursing diagnosis

uses critical thinking to analyze and interpret data, draw conclusions, verify the problems with the client, and prioritize the problems

diagnostic reasoning

are data that influence your conclusions about the clients health status.

significant data (cues)

group of cues that are related to each other. They may suggest a health problem.

cluster cues

analyzing data steps

identify significant data
cluster cues
identify gaps and inconsistencies
draw conclusions about health status
make inferences
identify problem etiologies
verify problems with patient

clients medical diagnosis or treatment indicates the need to monitor for deleopment of complications and to take some emeasure to prevent the complication, bu tyou cannot prevent or treat the problem independetly

collaborative problem

nurses are not licensed to do this. if recongnize signs and symptoms suggestive of medical diagnosis refer patient to a physician for diagnosis and treatment.

medical diagnosis

if data seem to meet standards and norms, you can condlude the paitent has strength in that area.

patient strengths

if data seem to meet standards for normal and no nursing interventions are needed, you can conclude no problem exists in that area. if in addition the patient expresses the wish to achieve higher level of wellness, you can make a wellness diagnosis

no problem

conclusions (judgements/interpretations that are based on the data. can never be sure that this is accurate. ex. patient is crying and trembling may be signs of anxiety.

inferences

consists of factors that are causing or contributing to the problem. can be pathophysiological, treatment related, situational, social, spritual, maturational, or enviornmental. what is the cause of the problem?

etiologies.

interpretation of data

diagnositc statement.

Malsow's hierarchy of needs

- Physiological
- safety/security
- love/belonging
-self esteem
congnitive
aethetic
self actualization
transcendence

food, air, water, temperature regulation, elimination, rest, sex, and physical activity

physiological

protection, emotional and physical safety and security, order, law, stability, shelter

safety and security

giving and receiving affection, meaningful relationships, belonging to groups

love and belonging

pride, sense of accomplishment, recongnition by others

self esteem

knowledge, understanding, exploration

congnitive

symmetry, order, beauty

aesthetic needs

personal growth, reach potential

self-actualization

of self-helping others self-actualize

transcendence

�Which statement is a priority nursing diagnosis?
�A. Impaired Verbal Communication related to Altered Central Nervous System
�B. Fluid Volume Excess related to Compromised Regulatory Mechanism
�C. Impaired Physical Mobility related to Discomfort
�D. Acti

B

nursing diagnosis universal language.

NANDA-I

represents a pattern of related cues and describes a problem or wellness response.

diagnostic label

explains the meaning of the label and distinguishes it form similar nursing diagnoses.

definition

the cues that allow you to identify a problem or wellness

defining characteristics.

the cues, conditions, or circumstances that cause, precede, influence, contribute to, or are in some way associated with the problem

related factors

events, circumstances, or conditions that increase the vulnerability of a person or group to a health problem

risk factors

�The client has reddened skin and an open abrasion on the elbow from prolonged bedrest. When examining the components of the nursing diagnosis Impaired Skin Integrity, what would be the reddened skin and open abrasion?

C

problem suggest the ____ and the etiology suggest the ____

desired outcome (goal) and intervention

beings at initial contact and is ongoing. Includes care plan and discharge planning, and includes goals and interventions

planning

guide holistic care, guide goal orientate care, address each clients unique needs. Extensive, document plan of action, cover head to toe, unique to every individual

comprehensive care plan

ensures complete care, provide continutiy of care, promote efficient care, guides assessming and documentation, and required by accrediting agencies.
what we put here acutally implement and effect our reinbursement.

written plans

Contains basic needs and ADLs
medical/mutidisciplinary treatment
nursing diagnosis and collaborative problems
special discharge needs or treating needs.

comprehensive patient care plan

types of comprehensive care plans.

preprinted/standardized.

detail the nursing care that is usually needed for a particular nursing diagnosis or for all nursing diagnoses that commonly occur with a medical condition. this is detailed care for clients with common medical conditions

standardized nursing care plans

describe the care that nurses are expected to provide for al patients in defined situations. apply evener patient in a defined situation, rather than a subgroup, do not become apart of the patietns care plan, but keep file on unit. do not usually include

unit standards of care

used to manage care systems. outcome-based, interdiciplinary plans that sequence patient care according to case type.
minimal standard of care related to DRG/medical problems and interventions. Not nursing specific

critical pathways

creates standardized vocabulary for describing outcomes, can be used with differend types of standardized nursing diagnosis systems. outcomes describe what we want the patient to demonstrate and behave. not specific to person, but to label.

Nursing outcome classifications (NOC)

designed for learning, very detailed, include rationales and references, and include mind mapping

student care plans.

state the scientific principles or research that supports nursing interventions, helps ensure that you understand the reasons for the interventions

rationales

technique for showing relationships among ideas and concepts in a graphical or pictorial way. Thought to stimulate whole brain and critical thinking

mind mapping

student care plans

create problem list form assessment data
analyze/identify priority problem
describe goal or outcome
describe interventions that will help client acheive goal or otutcome.

broad statement that describes resolution of the problem. Can be short term or long term
short: within few hours or day
long: weeks months years

goal

specific measurements that client displays prove resolution of problem.
SMART
used as an evaluation of client improvement

outcome

subject, action verb, performance cirteria, target time, special conditions

components of goal statement

actions based on clinaicl judgement and nursing knowledge, that nurses perform to achieve client outcomes.

interventions

purpose is to achieve client otucomes, also known as nursing actions, measures, strategies, activities.
Based on clinical judgement and nursing knowledge. Reeflct direct and indirect care

planning: interventions

Nurse A makes a nrusing diagnosis of anxiety related to deficient knowledge about brariumenema; she writes a nursing order to teach the patient what to expect form upcoming diagnostic test

intependent interventions

one that registered nurse are licensed to prescribe, perform, or delegate based on their knowledge and skills.

independent intervention

nurse b reads a physicians prescription in a pateints chart: give cephalothin sodium though IV before surgery, and then every 6 hr for 24 hrs. she prepares and administers the medicaiton

dependent intervention

one that is prescribed by a physician or advanced practice nurse but carried out by the beside nurse.

dependent intervention

nurse c notes that a client newly diagnosed with diabetes has been seen by a dietitian, who taught and provided material about a diabetic diet. nurse observes the clients menu choices. She notes the client is eating candy brought by visitors. Explains to

collaborative iterdependent interventions

one that is carried out in collabroation with other healthcare team members. because nurses care for the whole person, their responsibilities often overlap with those of other team members.

interdependent collaborative intervention

nurses rely on professional standards, theories, nursing research, clinical practice guidelines, safe effective nursing care, and quality and safety education for nurses

nurses use these to create interventions

nurse will access skin intergridty every 4 hours ex of __________ nursing intervention

observation and assessment

include how, flyer, or demonstration is an ex of __________ nursing intervention

teaching

vaccines, immunization, preventing problems

health promotion/ prevention

with all other disciplines in healthcare field

collaboration

problem status influences interventions

observation/ assessment, treatment, and health promotion

actual, potential, possible, collaborative, and wellness

obsevation/assessment

actual and collaborative

treatment

wellness ex. teach moms how to breastfeed

health promotion

review the nursing diagnosis
review desired client outcomes
identify several interventions/actions
choose the best interventions for the client
individualize the standardized intervention

how to create/select intervention

when writing a nursing order include:

date, who will do it (student nurse), action verb (vital signs)
times and limits (how many time will vital signs be looked at)

students will include rationale when writing an intervention

how does the intervention improve/maintain your clients status

�Mandates that nurses take responsibility for the implementation of the patient's plan of care

ANA standard 5

implementation process

reassess the patient
review and revise existing nurse care plan
organize resources and care deliver
anticipate and prevent complications

introduced new intervention old didnt make sense. focus on problem to make sure interventions are still relevant

reassess the patient

all possible nursing actions
all possible consequences of each action
probability that consequences occur
value (positive and negative) of the consequence to the patient

review plan of care and consider

compare data and validate the nursing diagnosis
modify if patient status has changed
-revise data, review nursing diagnosis, revise interventions, revise outcomes

revise existing care plan

organize resources and care delivery

equipment, personnel, enviorment, and patient

identify adverse reactions
experience
use evidence-based knowledge

anticipate and prevent complications

nurse implements the interventions identified in POC

active phase of implementation

active phase includes 3 thing

do
delegate
document

assess own skills
include patient in their care
collaborate
coordinate

Do

treatments performed through interactions with patients. Give ADLs, ROM, and give medications

do: direct care

treatments performed away from the patient but on behalf of the patient or group of patients. Getting consults, creating a plan, making sure patient has a nurse every shift, and communicate with lab doctor or radiology

Do: indirect care

accountable
assessment belong to licensed RN
5 rights: right task ,right circumstance, right person, right communication, and right supervision.

delegate

record nurses activity and record the patients response to intervention

documentation

nurse evaluates the patients progress toward attainment of outcomes. evaluating where or not patient is getting coser and closer to meeting outcomes and goals

ANA standard 6

evaluation in 2 components

patients progress toward goal/outcome
and effectiveness of interventions

how to evaluate outcomes

examine outcome criteria, evaluate patients response to intervetion, compare the outcome criteria with actual response, judge the degree of agreement between the outcome criteria and response, and if no or only partial agreement what are the barriers

evaluation statement should include

date, whether outcome was met, partially met, or not met.
data to support judgement

resolve actual health problems, prevent potential health problems, and maintain a healthy state

nursing care plans

evaluation of care 3 things to consider

reassessment, modification of plan, and discontinue of plan

review existing nursing diagnosis and etiology, review patient current condition, and extend time frame of plan of care

reassessment

goal are not met, you identify factors that interfere with patient status changes

revising a care plan.

client teaching should be ___ and __________
learners only retain 10% of what they read, but 90% of what they speak and do. Think of ways to retain information

goal driven and interactive

why teaching is important

clients can: take part in own health, make certain health decision, recieve care at home, and educate helps increase compliance

who do we educate

clients, client family members, client caretakers, other employees, and nursing student/new grads

very imporant that while teaching nurses ensure hey are using effective communication skills so hey can:

adequately convery information, asses verbal and nonverbal feedback
and accommodate various learning styles

what to consider when teaching

Literacy, developmental and physical limitations, financial limitations, language barriers, culture, and religious practices

vAssess your client's knowledge on the topic
vDiagnose if your client has a readiness for enhanced learning
vPlan your teaching strategies and set learning objectives
vMaterials
vCater to their learning style
vPut your teaching plan into action
vEvaluate

teaching meets nursing process

as a result of our teaching, clients should develop a change in:

behavior, knowledge, skills, and attitudes.

setting stage for learning

right time, right context, right goal, right content, right method (different learning styles)

Objectives: Include an action verb, an activity that can be measured or observed, the circumstances of the learner's performance, and how learning will be measured
usually accomplished in 1 or 2 sessions, be short term and specific.

goals

blooms learning domains

remember, understand, apply, analyze, evaluate, and create

factors that affect learning

motivation, readiness, timing, active involvement, feedback, repetition, learning envionrment, and special populations

greatest when clients recongnize the need for learning

motivation

client may not absorb information if timing is not right

readiness

when will they be able to put learning to use?

timing

more meaningful if client is engaged

active involvement

postitive reinforcement

feedback

more likely to retain information

repetition

create an adequate __________

learning environment

appropriate resources and strategies

special populaitons

child beings to acquire language skills and find mining through use of symbols and pictures

preoperational stage 2-7

child learns best by manipulating concrete, tangible object, and can classify objects in two or more ways. can understand relationship between numbers and the idea of reversibility. can also begin to recongnize and adapt to the perspective of others.

concrete stage 7 to 11

which can use abstract thinking and deductive reasoning. can relate general concepts to specific situations, consider aternatives, begin to establish causes and try to find meaning in life. not everyone can reach this stage

formal operational stage 11 or older

we always need to assess _____ and ____________

cognitive development and literacy

barriers need to be aseesed as well and if there are any due to their ________

age

it can be easy to see a clients state of health and label them with defiecient knowledge on a particular topic, but saying _______ could offend them

deficient

in reality there may hold the knowledge, but are not applying it due to

fear, anxiey, and feeling powerless

be sure to assess abilty to ___ before labeling them as deficient.

leanr

teaching strategies

one to one
role modeling
printed info
use each back techniques
drawings or models
videos
group discussion
lecture
encourage them to ask questions.

should include inforamtion to help reach _____g

goal

____ content accordingly

organize

use _____ material to reinforce information

instructional

consider patients ___

learning style

oral questions/interviews/checklists
direct observation of client performance
reports and client records
test, checklists, and written exercises

used for evaluation process

research based method for judging nursing interventions

evidence based practice

objectively gathering information on a problem or issue

critial thinking skill

recongnizing the need for more information

critical thinking skill

evaluating the credibility and usefullness of sources of information

critical thinking skill

recongnizing gaps in ones knowledge

critical thinking skill

listening carefully; reading thoughfully

critical thinking skill

separating relevant from irrelevant data and important from unimporant data

critical thinking skill

organizing or goruping information in meaningful ways

critical thinking skill

making inferences about the meaning of the information

critical thinking skill

visualizing potential solutions to a problem

critical thinking skill

exploring the advantages, disadvantages, and consequences of each potential action.

critical thinking skill

independent thinking

critial thinking attitude

intellectual curiosity. love to learn new things

critial thinking attitude

intellectual jumility. Aware they dont know everything, and are not embarrassed to ask for help

critial thinking attitude

intellectual empathy, try to understand feelings and perceptions of others

critial thinking attitude

intellectual courage. rethink or reject previously help beliefs

critial thinking attitude

fair mindedness. treat all view poins fairly

critial thinking attitude

finding reasonable solutions. needs skills such as organizing data, identifying relevant and important data, making inferences, decisions, projecting consequences and actions, and applying theorietic knowledge to specific patient context.

problem solving

chooses besst action to take to produce desired patient outcome. skills such as making judgements, choices.

decision making

reflective, concurrent, creative thinking about patients and patient care. logical thinking related to create meaning

clinical reasoning

gather data that will be used to draw conclusions about clients health

assessment

work with client to find goals, drives choice of intervention. ex. nutritional status will improve as evidenced by a weight gain of 3 lbs by july 1st

planning outcomes

develop a list of interventions basedon knowledge and chose the most likely to help client achieve the stated goals.

planning interventions

action phase. carry out or delegate the actions you previously planned. also document actions and clients response to them

implementation

judge whether outcome was met and what you used, can modify here.

evaluation

tied to data, integral to nursing role allows you to form patient database

assessment

uses physical, mental, spiritual, socioeconomic, and cultural status of an individual, gorup, or community.

assessment

Symptom from NANDA-I Label

defining characteristic