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Fundamentals of Nursing Ch 5
Caring and Clinical Judgment
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
09/24/2010

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abstract
Definition
concepts that are not observable such as caring and hope
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Benner's stages of skill acquisition
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the five levels of proficiency a nurse passes through while moving from novice to expert
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caring
Definition
to be attentive or watch over the needs of another person
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clinical judgment
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a conclusion or an opinion that a problem or situation requires nursing care
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concept
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an idea, thought, or notion conceived in the mind
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critical thinking
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a conclusion or an opinion that a problem or situation requires nursing care
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decision making
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choosing between two or more options as a means to achieve a desired result
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diagnostic reasoning
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the process of clustering assessment data into meaningful sets and generating hypotheses about a client's human responses
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empirical
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concepts that can be observed or experienced through the senses
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nursing process
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a critical thinking framework that includes decision making, diagnostic reasoning, problem solving, and clinical judgment; it is composed of five interrelated parts: assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation
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problem solving
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defining a problem, selecting information pertinent to its conclusion (recognizing stated and unstated assumptions), formulating alternative solutions, drawing a conclusion, and judging the validity of the conclusion
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theory
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a group of propositions used to describe, explain, or predict a phenomenon
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T.H.I.N.K model
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a critical thinking model that incorporates total recall, habits, inquiry, new ideas and creativity, and knowledge of how you think simultaneously or in combination
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