Author Question: How are dialectic reasoning and holistic practice similar? (Select all that apply.) a. They are ... (Read 59 times)

Mr3Hunna · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

How are dialectic reasoning and holistic practice similar? (Select all that apply.)

a. They are both based on intuition, not facts.
b. They both consider the whole, rather than one part of the picture.
c. Dialectic reasoning emphasizes truth and holistic practice accepts untruth.
d. They both ignore the main idea or diagnosis and concentrate on different entities.
e. They both honor context and the interactions among ideas and people.
f. They both break down concepts into understandable parts.
g. Dialectic reasoning can be used to validate a study design, whereas holistic practice does not contribute to research.

Question 2

What is the hospitalized patient's place in evidence-based practice? (Select all that apply.)

a. The patient is the recipient of the total of formal research evidence and the nurse's practice wisdom, and these represent the patient's care plan.
b. The patient brings values to the clinical encounter, which the nurse considers in providing evidence-based care.
c. The patient provides a valuable source of knowledge, since each patient cared for contributes to the nurse's total practice wisdom.
d. The patient is the focus of research. The patient serves both as a recipient of evidence-based research and the subject of future evidence, based on data collected now from the patient.
e. The patient may always refuse to participatein evidence-based care, in therapies, in research participationand this refusal must be honored.

jessofishing · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B, E, F
Dialectic reasoning involves looking at situations in a holistic way. A dialectic thinker believes that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts and that the whole organizes the parts.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B, C, E
Because reality can vary with perception, and because the facts can be relative, nurses do not impose their views on patients. Rather, nurses help patients seek health from within the patients' worldviews. This is a critical component of evidence-based practice. The nurse's individual wisdom is based upon the nurse's actual practice, over time.