Critical thinking can best be defined as: 1. reasonable and ...

[rosent76]

Critical thinking can best be defined as:
 
  1. reasonable and reflective thinking that is rational, practical, self-aware, conducive to dialogue, and focused on what to do.
  2. thinking that is systematic and logical and uses assessment, cue clustering, pattern recognition, hypothesis generation, and evaluation to make decisions.
  3. thinking that is interpretive and abstract and focuses on the interlinking of problems with goals, plans, and interventions, as a patterned set, for the purpose of setting priorities of care.
  4. thinking that is rational and logical and focuses on a clinical judgment about individual, family, or community responses to actual or potential health conditions, problems, or life processes.

Question 2

The client is a slim but well-nourished 72-year-old who broke a hip 2 days ago. The client underwent hip pinning surgery this morning and will be confined to bed for several days until able to ambulate.
 
  The nurse helps the client turn in bed frequently to reduce pressure on bony prominences and assists the client with elimination needs. What are the most appropriate nursing diagnoses for this client?
  1. Feeding self-care deficit and Impaired skin integrity
  2. Impaired skin integrity and Toileting self-care deficit
  3. Toileting self-care deficit and Risk for impaired skin integrity
  4. Risk for impaired skin integrity and Feeding self-care deficit

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: 1

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 3

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