In the assessment phase of the nursing process, there are several ways to collect data. Which statements reflect the need for more training? (Select all that apply.)
a. The patient is talking in full sentences with visitors and appears to be breathing without distress.
b. Bowel sounds are hypoactive in all four quadrants; no pain with palpation.
c. Mrs. Collins, are you experiencing any pain right now?
d. According to the chart, the patient slept well last night as a result of the pain medicine administered at 2100.
e. The abdominal wound is slightly red at the approximated edges, no edema noted.
Question 2
Critical thinking is a purposeful, goal-directed process of inquiry that uses available facts, principles, theories, and abstractions. Which statement best describes the processes that are accomplished through critical thinking?
a. Make inferences, solve problems, arrive at decisions.
b. Persuade others, induce debate, use intuition.
c. Make inferences, reduce fractions, make decisions.
d. Solve problems, elevate issues, reflect actions.
Physical assessment is one component of the nursing database
Critical thinking and the evaluation process
Nursing sensitive outcome
Assessment of Aphasia
Nursing Research
The policymaking process