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STUDY GUIDE
Davis Advantage for Understanding
Medical-Surgical Nursing 7th Edition
By Hopper, Williams, All Chapter's - 57
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,(Davis Advantage for Understanding Medical-Surgical Nursing, 7e Linda Williams, Paula Hopper)

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CHAPTER CRITICAL G
to collect appropriate data, identify a patient problem, a
nd determine the best possible plan of action. Clinical ju
THINKING, dgment is based on good critical thinking.
CLINICAL JUDGMENT, ANDTHE Cue
O
NURSING PROCESS Definition: Significant or relevant data. Not all data are
cues (relevant), but all cues are data.
AUDIO CASE STUDY Collaboration
Jane Practices Clinical Judgment Definition: Working together with the health team to
improve patient outcomes.
1. Identify and analyze cues; prioritize hypotheses; generate sol
utions; take action; evaluate outcomes; repeat. Intervention
2. Jane was exhausted, failed a test, and was pulled in too Definition: Taking action to carry out a plan.
many directions. She was also crying in her car and had
poor study habits and not enough sleep. Evaluation
3. Jane’s resources included a good friend, sick time from Definition: Comparing the outcomes you expected with a
work, and wasted time between classes that she could b ctual outcomes. Did the plan work? Were expected o
etter utilize. Your resources will be different, but they e utcomes met?
xist! Vigilance
4. Critical thinking— Definition: The act of being attentive, alert, and watchful.
the why: Jane uses critical thinking to determine why her
current plan isn’t working. She thinks honestly about h CRITICAL THINKING AND CLINICAL JUDGMENT
er poor study habits, her time-
management problems, and the impact this is having on Critical thinking and clinical judgment both follow a similar fo
her and her family. rmat. Both follow steps from collecting data to determin-
Clinical judgment— ing problems and outcomes, developing and taking actions,
the do: Jane uses her thinking to develop and carry out a and evaluating outcomes. However, critical thinking helps yo
plan that uses her resources and provides more productive u think about the problem: What is it? Why is it happen-
study time and more quality time with her kids. ing? And clinical judgment leads you to do something to ma
nage the problem.
VOCABULARY
CUE RECOGNITION
Sample sentences will varyOfor the Vocabulary problems.
You will do many things for each individual, but the FIRSTthing is l
Nursing process isted below.
Definition: An organizing framework that links thinking with
nursing actions. Steps include assessment/data collection, 1. Sit the patient upright.
nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluatio 2. Call 911 while running across the street.
n. 3. Elevate the feet off the bed by placing a pillow under the
calves and allowing the feet to hang off the edge of the
Critical thinking pillow.
Definition: The use of those cognitive (knowledge) skills or 4. Check blood glucose and have a glucose source ready.
strategies that increase the probability of a desirable outc 5. Turn the patient to the side to prevent aspiration.
ome. Also involves reflection, problem-
solving, and related thinking skills.
Clinical judgment
Definition: The observed outcome of critical thinking and dec
ision making. A process that uses nursing knowledge

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CRITICAL THINKING
This is just one possible way to complete a cognitive map.

Could it be low

Patient's

Headache

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2 hours

REVIEW QUESTIONS taking vital signs; data collection is the first step in the
nursing process. (2, 3, 4) are all steps in the nursing pr
TheOcorrect answers are in boldface.
ocess, for which the registered nurse is responsible; the
1. (2) Critical thinking can lead to better outcomes for the LPN/LVN may assist the registered nurse with these. Ni
patient. (1, 3, 4) may be true but are not the best answ troglycerin should not be administered without first knowi
er. ng the patient’s blood pressure.
2. (4) is correct. The nurse who can admit to not knowin 7. (2) indicates that the patient is concerned about freedom
g something is exhibiting intellectual humility. (1) shows from injury and harm. (1) relates to basic needs such as
expertise but not necessarily intellectual humility; air, oxygen, and water. (3) relates to feeling loved. (4) i
(2) reporting an error shows intellectual integrity; s related to having positive self-esteem.
(3) empathizing is positive but does is not evidence 8. (3, , 2, 4) is the correct order according to Maslow.
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of humility. 9. (5, 2, , 4, 6, 3) is the correct order.
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3. (3, 4, 5, , 2) is the correct order.
G 10. (3) shows the patient is actually taking action. (1, 2, 4
4. (1) is the best definition. (2, 3, 4) do not define critic ) are all positive but do not show intent to take action.
al thinking but are examples of good thinking. 11. (4) is the nurse’s analysis of the situation. (1, 2) are
5. (4) is correct. Evaluation determines whether goals are ac data; (3) is a recommendation.
hieved and interventions effective. (2) is the role of the ph 12. (1, 2, 3, 4) should be present. Since the data provide
ysician. (1, 3) encompass data collection and imple- s only hip replacement as the patient’s problem, (5) th
mentation, which are earlier steps in the nursing process. e dietitian is not necessary.
6. (1) is correct. The licensed practical nurse/licensed voca-
tional nurse (LPN/LVN) can collect data, which includes

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CHAPTER 2 EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
1. proof
2. context
AUDIO CASE STUDY 3. quality
4. care
Marie and Evidence-Based Practice 5. randomized
1. Thirdhand smoke is the dangerous toxins of smoke that l 6. outcomes
inger on hair, clothing, furniture, and other surfaces in a 7. gold
n area after a cigarette is put out. Marie learned that e 8. nursing
xposure to these toxins can be neurotoxic to children a 9. patient’s
nd can trigger asthma attacks in sensitive people. 10. information
2. Evidence-
based practice is considered the gold standard of health c CLINICAL JUDGMENT
are.
3. Step : Ask the burning question. Step 2: Search and
G
1. By questioning the existing way of doing things to en
collect the most relevant and best evidence available. S sure that the patient receives the best care possible
tep 3: Think critically. Appraise the evidence for validi 2. A thorough search of the literature, with the assistance of
ty, relevance to the situation, and applicability. the medical librarian, in the area of their burning ques-
Step 4: Measure the outcomes before and after instituting t tion regarding music reducing preoperative anxiety.
he change. Step 5: Make it happen. Step 6: Evaluate the 3. Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literatur
practice decision or change. e (CINAHL) Database, Joanna Briggs Institute evidence-
4. Combination therapy with a nicotine patch and nicotine lo based resources, Cochrane Reviews, Medline/ PubMed
zenges worked best, although bupropion (Zyban) or vareni 4. Measure patient outcomes before instituting the evidence
cline (Chantix) and nicotine lozenges worked well, too. A -
Cochrane Review found that advice and support from nurs based change in practice so comparisons can be made aft
ing staff can increase patients’ success in quit- er implementation to determine if the inter-
ting smoking, especially in a hospital setting. vention worked
5. Evaluate the results to determine whether the change
VOCABULARY made a significant difference and if it was valuable in t
erms of cost and time
SampleOsentences will varyOfor the Vocabulary problems.
1. Evidence- REVIEW QUESTIONS
based practice: A systematic process that uses current evid The correct answers are in boldface.
ence in making decisions about patient care.
2. Evidence- 1. (3) is correct. Providing an explanation of why some-
informed practice: Consideration of patient factors along w thing is done promotes the understanding for why it is
ith the use of evidence for shared decision making between important to be done and therefore will more likely b
the health-care provider and the patient. e done. (1, 2, 4) only communicate the need to perfor
3. Randomized controlled trials: True experimental studies in m a task. They do not provide rationale for the task to
which as many factors as possible that could falsely chan pro- mote understanding of the importance of the task.
ge the results are controlled. 2. (3) is correct. Evidence-
4. Research: Scientific study, investigation, or experimenta- based nursing care that has been evaluated as appropriate f
tion to establish facts and analyze their significance. or an agency provides the best and safest patient care. (1)
5. Systematic review: A review of relevant research using g Opinions may not be based on
uidelines.

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