CHAPTER 11 BLENDED SKILLS AND CRITICAL THINKING THROUGHOUT THE NURSING PROCESS 57
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- A home care nurse helps the physical
therapist exercise the patient’s limbs. - A nurse sits down with the healthcare
team halfway through treatment of
a patient to see how effective the
treatment has been. - A nurse analyzes data to determine what
health problems might exist. - A nurse sets a goal for an obese teenager
to lose 2 pounds a week. - A nurse consults with a patient’s support
people and other healthcare profession-
als to learn more about a patient’s
problem. - A nurse decides whether to continue,
modify, or terminate the healthcare
plan. - A nurse identifies the strengths a patient
with cancer possesses. - A home care nurse determines how
much nursing care is needed by an
elderly stroke patient living with her
daughter. - A nurse weighs a patient after 3 weeks to
determine whether his/her new diet has
been effective. - A nurse documents respiratory care per-
formed on a patient. - A nurse reviews a patient’s past medical
records.
Match the competencies listed in Part A with
the appropriate example of competencies listed
in Part B. Answers will be used more than once.
PART A
a.Cognitive competencies
b.Technical competencies
c.Interpersonal competencies
d.Ethical/legal competencies
PART B - A nurse conducts a patient interview in
such a way that the patient relaxes and
“opens up” to her. - A nurse skillfully attaches a heart moni-
tor to a patient. - A nurse carefully fills out an incident
report documenting a fall. - A nurse understands the need for
palpating the lungs of a patient with
pneumonia. - A nurse checks the side rails on a bed of
an elderly patient with a history of falls. - A nurse successfully performs a catheter-
ization of a patient. - A nurse is familiar with the various
types of medications for high blood
pressure and their side effects. - A nurse calms the mother of an infant
brought to the emergency room with a
high fever. - A nurse competently starts an IV drip on
a patient. - A nurse checks a patient’s bracelet before
administering medications.
SHORT ANSWER
1.List three patient and three nursing benefits
of using the nursing process correctly.
Patient:
a.
b.
c.
Nursing:
a.
b.
c.
2.Describe how the nurse and patient work
together to accomplish the following tasks of
the nursing process:
a.Determining the need for nursing care:
b.Planning and implementing the care:
c. Evaluating the results of the nursing care:
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