Author Question: What assumptions or biases do I have in this situation? is a question about critical thinking that ... (Read 70 times)

james · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

What assumptions or biases do I have in this situation? is a question about critical thinking that can be asked during which part of the nursing process?

1. Assessing
2. Diagnosing
3. Planning
4. Evaluating

Question 2

The nurse, while caring for a client with Lyme disease, explains the concept of method of transmission of the disease when explaining which of the following?

1. It comes from an infected tick.
2. When the infected tick connects with your circulatory system, the infection is passed to you.
3. Because you weren't feeling well, when the tick attached, you were more likely to become infected.
4. Washing your hands would reduce the risk of becoming infected from the tick.

reelove4eva · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: When using the nursing process as a model for making decisions, this question can be asked during planning for and implementing the nursing diagnosis.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: The tick's infecting the client is an example of a vector-borne method of transmission. The connection to the circulatory system allowing the infection to pass into the client is the portal of entry. If the client wasn't feeling well, this would increase the susceptibility of the host. Washing hands would have no impact on reducing the risk of a tick, and would demonstrate the concept of a reservoir of other types of infection.