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faduma · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nursing process is the foundation of professional nursing practice. As such, the nursing process can be defined as:

a. The framework that nurses used to provide care.
b. A complex process during which nurses think about their thinking.
c. The process that allows nurses to collect essential data. d.
Thinking like a nurse in developing plans of care.

Question 2

The nurse has been practicing for several years and has become the unofficial leader, with newer nurses going to her for advice about patient care. They are amazed at how much the older nurse thinks like a nurse.

In order to think like a nurse, the nurse must: (Select all that apply.)
a.
be a nurse for several years.
b.
be able to apply knowledge in making clinical decisions.
c.
actively participate in the process.
d.
accept procedures that have been in place for years as right.
e.
develop a questioning attitude.

Kdiggy · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The nursing process is the foundation of professional nursing practice. It is the framework within which nurses provide care to patients in an organized and effective manner. Paul describes critical thinking as a complex process during which individuals think about their thinking to provide clarity and increase precision and relevance in a specific situation while attempting to be fair and consistent. Critical thinking using the nursing process allows nurses to collect essential patient data, articulate the specific needs of individual patients, and effectively communicate those needs, realistic goals, and customized interventions with members of the health care team. Thinking like a nurse is facilitated by nurses using the nursing process in the development of individualized patient plans of care.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B, C, E
Because nursing requires the application of knowledge to make clinical decisions and guide care, it involves active participation by the nurse. The application of knowledge requires development of a questioning attitude. This process is sometimes referred to as thinking like a nurse.