Author Question: A student is confused about the need to answer questions in a clinical journal about what happened ... (Read 98 times)

MGLQZ · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

A student is confused about the need to answer questions in a clinical journal about what happened during the day that could have been handled differently and what the possible outcomes might have been.

The nursing instructor explains that this kind of questioning
a. allows students to contemplate theoretical possibilities in clinical.
b. focuses on the need for interdisciplinary collaboration and the skills required for this.
c. helps cement in students' minds that the actions they took were best.
d. provides a chance to understand assumptions that guided their actions.

Question 2

The student studying health care economics knows that this includes (Select all that apply.)

a. capital inputs.
b. diagnostic equipment.
c. medical supplies.
d. patients.
e. personnel.

anoriega3 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
To use critical thinking skills effectively, one must dig deeper than the surface attributes of a given situation and examine the assumptions held that led to certain actions. In patient care settings, these assumptions may be right or they may be erroneous, and actions taken as a result will have corresponding results.
A discussion of possible actions in clinical could include a review of the theories behind possible actions, but it does not necessarily include this aspect.
If the student writes specifically about a clinical situation that includes interdisciplinary collaboration, then this statement could be correct, but not all journal entries will include this activity.
If students had several options and the chosen course of action was a good one, journaling about the experience could cement the action in the students' minds as appropriate, which would be good if they realized that all actions need to be context driven, and what worked in this situation might not be beneficial in another setting. Regardless, this is not the best choice.

Answer to Question 2

A, B, C, E
Capital inputs, including items such as hospitals, nursing homes, and medical equipment, are included in health care resources.
Diagnostic equipment falls under capital inputs and, as such, is part of health care resources.
Medical supplies, such as gloves, linens, and pharmaceuticals, are part of health care resources.
Personnel are included as a category within the health care resources.
Patients are not included in the list of items in the health care system as defined by economists.