APPLYING YOUR KNOWLEDGE
CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS
1.Interview friends and family members who
have experienced a stay in the hospital. Ask
them if they were aware of specific nursing
plans geared to their recovery. See if they were
given goals and taught behaviors to accomplish
them. Was goal attainment evaluated before
they were discharged? Were further goals incor-
porated into their discharge plan? What do
they feel could have been done to help them
attain their health goals? How can you use this
knowledge to help you develop the blended
skills necessary to help patients achieve goals?
2.Reflect on the role that evaluation plays in
promoting your scholastic achievement. Has it
been positive or negative? Think of specific
ways nurses can use evaluation to motivate
patients to achieve healthy goals.
3.Give an example of each of the following
“Seven Crucial Conversations in Health Care”
and brainstorm with a friend or the class to
provide a recommendation for solving the
problems.
a.Broken rules
b.Mistakes
c.Lack of support
d.Incompetence
e.Poor teamwork
f.Disrespect
g.MicromanagementREFLECTIVE PRACTICE USING CRITICAL
THINKING SKILLS
Use the following expanded scenario from
Chapter 16 in your textbook to answer the
questions below.
Scenario:Mrs. Mioshi Otsuki, an elderly
woman with a history of heart failure beingtreated with diuretics, is receiving home care.
Mrs. Otsuki lives alone and has a daughter
nearby who checks on her once a day.
Questioned about her prescribed drug therapy
regimen, the patient says, “I take this one
labeled ‘furosemide’ every day in the morning,
along with this other one labeled ‘Lasix.’”
1.What should be the focus of an evaluation of
Mrs. Otsuki’s nursing care plan conducted by
the home healthcare nurse?2.What would be a successful outcome for this
patient?3.What intellectual, technical, interpersonal,
and/or ethical/legal competencies are most
likely to bring about the desired outcome?4.What resources might be helpful for
Mrs. Otsuki?88 UNIT III THE NURSING PROCESS
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