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NUR 155 Critical Thinking Study Exam 1 (Weeks 1-4) Q&A
NUR 155 Critical Thinking Study Exam 1 (Weeks 1-4) Q&A
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NUR 155 Critical Thinking Study Exam 1 (Weeks 1-4)Q&A
SPICES - ✔️ for older adults only.
S-Sleep Disorder
P-Problems eating/feeding
I-Incontinence
C-Confusion
E-Evidence Falls
S-Skin Breakdown
3 Ways to Assess Systematically and Comprehensively - ✔️
Focused Assessment (OPQRSTUV)
Head to Toe
Body Systems
Ensuring Accurate Information - ✔️ Verifying that collected
information is accurate.
Tools for accurate info - ✔️ SPICES, Epworth Sleepiness (9)
Scanning the environment - ✔️ to quickly look over immediate
surroundings (look, smell, feel)
Sign - ✔️ See
Symptom - ✔️ Say
Caputi clinical judgement framework - ✔️ 1. Getting the
information
2.Making meaning of the information
3.Determining Actions to Take
4.Taking Action
5.Evaluating Outcomes
primary source of info - ✔️ patient
Benner's stages of nursing proficiency - ✔️ 1. Novice
, 2. Advanced Beginner
3. Competent
4. Proficient
5. Expert
Nursing Practice Act - ✔️ within our scope of practice
"what am I allowed to do?"
spices definition - ✔️ tool that clinicians use to help gather
complete accurate data of your patients, so all areas are covered
Nursing Process: Assessment - ✔️ Step by step approach directed
at planning and providing patient centered care.
A-Assessing
D-Diagnosing
P-Planning
I-Implentation
E-Evaluate
Secondary source for info - ✔️ Nurse Shift Report,
Spouse/Relative, Health Care Provider, Medical Record
What is critical thinking? - ✔️ The cognitive process used to
develop and implement the nursing process.
"Thinking with a purpose"
Identify signs and symptoms - ✔️ to identify signs and symptoms
indicating a situation is different, changed, not of normal state.
EX: Sign (Shaky Hands
Symptoms (blurry vision, fatigue)
Getting The Information (step 1) - ✔️ -Determining important
information to take
-Scanning the environment
-Identify Signs and Symptoms
-Assessing systematically and comprehensively
-Ensuring accurate information
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