Critical Thinking : An Interactive Tool for Learning Medical-Surgical Nursing

by Vanetzian, Eleanor Varsen

• ISBN13: 9780803606166
• ISBN10: 0803606168
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: F a Davis Co

Summary

Workbook contains a theoretical framework that stimulates critical thinking and supports exercises designed to develop critical-thinking skills. Key features include: chapter-end opportunity to evaluate skills, learning outcome goals, guidelines for preparation for class assignments, and more. For students. Softcover with perforated pages.

Table of Contents

Unit I Critical Thinking: The Foundation	1	(26)
Critical Thinking: A Theoretical Basis	3	(6)
Chapter Outline	4	(1)
Learning Outcome Goals	4	(1)
Creativity and Critical Thinking	5	(1)
Critical Thinking and Case Studies	5	(1)
Paul's Theoretical Framework of Critical Thinking	5	(1)
A Definition of Critical Thinking	5	(1)
The Elements of Thought	5	(2)
The Traits of a Critical Thinker	7	(1)
Using Critical Thinking as a Learning Tool in Nursing	7	(1)
Summary/Conclusions	8	(1)
Suggested Readings/Resources	8	(1)
Critical Thinking: Applying it to Practice	9	(18)
Chapter Outline	10	(1)
Learning Outcome Goals	10	(2)
Directions for Using the Preparation for Class Guidelines	12	(3)
The Elements of Thought	12	(1)
Intellectual Standards	12	(1)
The Preparation for Class Guidelines	12	(3)
Applying the Preparation for Class Guidelines to A Case Study	15	(8)
Case Study: A Fractured Hip	16	(1)
Preparation for Class Guidelines: Nursing Care of an Elderly Person with a Fractured Hip	16	(7)
Classroom Activities	23	(2)
Nursing Care of an Individual with a Hip Fracture	23	(2)
Suggested References/Resouces	25	(2)
Unit II Critical Thinking: Patient Problems	27	(550)
Respiratory Problems	29	(38)
Chapter Outline	30	(1)
Learning Outcome Goals	30	(1)
Medical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Acute Care Situations	31	(12)
Case Study: Pneumonia	31	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Pneumonia	32	(9)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome	41	(2)
Medical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Chronic Care Situations	43	(11)
Case Study: Chronic Airway Limitation or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Chronic Airway Limitation or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43	(10)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of an Individual with Asthma	53	(1)
Surgical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Acute Care Situations	54	(11)
Case Study: Lung Cancer	54	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Lung Cancer	54	(10)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Laryngectomy	64	(1)
Critical Thinking Revisited	65	(1)
Suggested Readings/Resources	66	(1)
Cardiovascular Problems	67	(48)
Chapter Outline	68	(1)
Learning Outcome Goals	69	(1)
Medical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Acute Care Situations	69	(10)
Case Study: Myocardial Ischemia Ruling Out Myocardial Infarction	69	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Man with Myocardial Ischemia Ruling Out Myocardial Infarction	70	(9)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals Receiving Antithrombolytic Therapy	79	(1)
Medical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Chronic Case Situations	79	(11)
Case Study: Congestive Heart Failure	79	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Congestive Heart Failure	80	(9)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Pulmonary Edema	89	(1)
Surgical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Acute Care Situations	90	(9)
Case Study: Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty/Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery	90	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person Undergoing Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty/Coronary Artery Bypass Graft	90	(9)
Surgical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Chronic Care Situations	99	(3)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Dysrhythmias	99	(1)
Class Activity: Comparing Dysrhythmias	100	(1)
Class Activity: ECG Patterns of Dysrhythmias	100	(2)
Surgical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Acute Care Situations	102	(11)
Case Study: Peripheral Vascular Disease	102	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Peripheral Vascular Disease	103	(9)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Femoral-Popliteal Bypass Graft	112	(1)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals Hypertension	112	(1)
Critical Thinking Revisited	113	(1)
Suggested Readings/Resources	114	(1)
Hematologic Problems	115	(26)
Chapter Outline	116	(1)
Learning Outcome Goals	116	(1)
Medical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Acute Care Situations	117	(10)
Case Study: Leukemia	117	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Leukemia	118	(9)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals Undergoing Boner Marrow Transplantation	127	(1)
Medical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Chronic Care Situations	127	(11)
Case Study: Sickle Cell Anemia	127	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Sickle Cell Anemia	128	(9)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Thrombocytopenia	137	(1)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Iron Deficiency Anemia	137	(1)
Critical Thinking Revisited	138	(2)
Suggested Readings/Resources	140	(1)
Gastrointestinal Problems	141	(48)
Chapter Outline	142	(1)
Learning Outcome Goals	143	(1)
Medical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Acute Care Situations	143	(10)
Case Study: Ulcer Disease	143	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Ulcer Disease	144	(8)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Ulcer Disease	152	(1)
Medical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Chronic Care Situations	153	(10)
Case Study: Irritable Bowel Disease (Crohn's Disease)	153	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Irritable Bowel Disease (Crohn's Disease)	153	(9)
Class Activity: Follow-up Care of an Individual with Irritable Bowel Disease (Crohn's Disease)	162	(1)
Surgical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Acute Care Situations	163	(11)
Case Study: Cancer of the Bowel	163	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Cancer of the Bowel	164	(9)
Class Activity: Postoperative Nursing Care of an Individual Undergoing a Colostomy	173	(1)
Surgical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Chronic Care Situations	174	(11)
Case Study: Ulcerative Colitis	174	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Ulcerative Colitis Requiring an Ileostomy	174	(8)
Class Activity: Postoperative Nursing Care of Individuals with a Temporary Diverting-Loop Ileostomy	182	(3)
Critical Thinking Revisited	185	(2)
Suggested Readings/Resources	187	(2)
Liver, Biliary, and Exocrine Pancreatic Problems	189	(38)
Chapter Outline	190	(1)
Learning Outcome Goals	191	(1)
Medical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Acute Care Situations	191	(12)
Case Study: Cirrhosis	191	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Cirrhosis	192	(8)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Bleeding Esophageal Varices	200	(2)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Hepatitis	202	(1)
Medical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Chronic Care Situations	203	(9)
Case Study: Pancreatitis	203	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Pancreatitis	203	(9)
Surgical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Acute Care Situations	212	(10)
Case Study: Cholelithiasis	212	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Cholelithiasis	212	(9)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of an Individual with Cholelithiasis	221	(1)
Surgical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Chronic Care Situations	222	(2)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Cholecystitis	222	(2)
Critical Thinking Revisited	224	(2)
Suggested Readings/Resources	226	(1)
Endocrine Problems	227	(42)
Chapter Outline	228	(1)
Learning Outcome Goals	229	(1)
Medical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Acute Care Situations	229	(9)
Case Study: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus	229	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus	230	(8)
Medical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Chronic Care Situations	238	(2)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Adults with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus	238	(1)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus	239	(1)
Surgical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Acute Care Situations	240	(11)
Case Study: Hyperthiroidism	240	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Hyperthyroidism	241	(8)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Hypothyroidism	249	(1)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Hypoparathyroid Function	250	(1)
Surgical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Chronic Care Situations	251	(13)
Case Study: Adrenocortical Disease (Cushing's Disease)	251	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Adrenocortical (Cushing's) Disease	252	(8)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Adrenocortical Insufficiency (Addison's Disease)	260	(3)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Pituitary Dysfunction	263	(1)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Acromegaly	263	(1)
Critical Thinking Revisited	264	(3)
Suggested Readings/Resources	267	(2)
Reproductive Problems	269	(48)
Chapter Outline	270	(1)
Learning Outcome Goals	271	(1)
Medical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Acute Care Situations	271	(10)
Case Study: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease	271	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Woman with Pelvic Inflammatory Disease	272	(9)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Women with Pelvic Inflammatory Disease	281	(1)
Medical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Chronic Care Situations	281	(11)
Case Study: Cancer of the Endometrium	281	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Woman with Cancer of the Endometrium	282	(8)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Women with Endometriosis	290	(2)
Surgical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Acute Care Situations	292	(22)
Case Study: Breast Cancer	292	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Woman with Breast Cancer	292	(9)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Women with Ovarian Cancer	301	(2)
Case Study: Testicular Cancer	303	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Man with Testicular Cancer	304	(9)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Men with Testicular Cancer	313	(1)
Critical Thinking Revisited	314	(2)
Suggested Readings/Resources	316	(1)
Immunologic Problems	317	(38)
Chapter Outline	318	(1)
Learning Outcome Goals	318	(1)
Medical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Acute Care Situations	319	(10)
Case Study: Rheumatoid Arthritis	319	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Rheumatoid Arthritis	320	(9)
Medical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Chronic Care Situations	329	(10)
Case Study: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome	329	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome	329	(9)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus	338	(1)
Surgical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Acute Care Situations	339	(9)
Case Study: Rheumatoid Arthritis	339	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Rheumatoid Arthritis	340	(8)
Surgical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Chronic Care Situations	348	(2)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis Undergoing Hip Replacement Surgery	348	(2)
Critical Thinking Revisited	350	(3)
Suggested Readings/Resources	353	(2)
Musculoskeletal Problems	355	(48)
Chapter Outline	356	(1)
Learning Outcome Goals	357	(1)
Medical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Acute Care Situations	357	(10)
Case Study: Osteomyelitis	357	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Osteomyelitis	358	(8)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Osteomyelitis	366	(1)
Medical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Chronic Care Situations	367	(10)
Case Study: Osteoporosis	367	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Osteoporosis	368	(9)
Surgical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Acute Care Situations	377	(10)
Case Study: Trauma	377	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Trauma	377	(8)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Trauma	385	(2)
Surgical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Chronic Care Situations	387	(12)
Case Study: Amputation	387	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person Undergoing Amputation	388	(8)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with a Below-Knee Amputation	396	(1)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Complications of a Fractured Hip	397	(2)
Critical Thinking Revisited	399	(3)
Suggested Readings/Resources	402	(1)
Renal Problems	403	(52)
Chapter Outline	404	(1)
Learning Outcome Goals	405	(1)
Medical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Acute Care Situations	405	(12)
Case Study: Acute Glomerulonephritis	405	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Acute Glomerulonephritis	406	(8)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Nephrotic Syndrome	414	(1)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Polycystic Kidney Disease	415	(2)
Medical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Chronic Care Situations	417	(11)
Case Study: Chronic Renal Failure and Hemodialysis	417	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Chronic Renal Failure and Undergoing Hemodialysis	418	(8)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with End-Stage Renal Disease and Undergoing Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis	426	(2)
Surgical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Acute Care Situations	428	(10)
Case Study: Renal Calculi	428	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Renal Calculi	428	(8)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Men with Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy	436	(2)
Surgical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Chronic Care Situations	438	(13)
Case Study: Urinary Incontinence	438	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Urinary Incontinence	438	(8)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Renal Transplantation	446	(2)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Urinary and Renal Dysfunction	448	(3)
Critical Thinking Revisited	451	(2)
Suggested Readings/Resources	453	(2)
Neurological Problems	455	(48)
Chapter Outline	456	(1)
Learning Outcome Goals	456	(1)
Medical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Acute Care Situations	457	(31)
Case Study: Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke) and Increased Intracranial Pressure	457	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke) and Increased Intracranial Pressure	458	(8)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke)	466	(1)
Case Study: Spinal Cord Injury	467	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Spinal Cord Injury	467	(9)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury	476	(3)
Case Study: Infection (Meningitis)	479	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Infection (Meningitis)	479	(9)
Surgical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Acute Care Situations	488	(11)
Case Study: Brain Tumor	488	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Man with Brain Tumor	488	(8)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Brain Injury	496	(3)
Critical Thinking Revisited	499	(2)
Suggested Readings/Resources	501	(2)
Sensory Problems	503	(44)
Chapter Outline	504	(1)
Learning Outcome Goals	504	(1)
Medical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Acute Care Situations	505	(11)
Case Study: Closed-Angle Glaucoma	505	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Closed-Angle Glaucoma	506	(8)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Otosclerosis	514	(2)
Medical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Chronic Care Situations	516	(10)
Case Study: Open-Angle Glaucoma	516	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Open-Angle Glaucoma	516	(9)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Meniere's Syndrome	525	(1)
Surgical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Acute Care Situations	526	(9)
Case Study: Cataracts	526	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Cataracts	526	(9)
Surgical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Chronic Care Situations	535	(9)
Case Study: Retinal Detachment	535	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Retinal Detachment	535	(9)
Critical Thinking Revisited	544	(2)
Suggested Readings/Resources	546	(1)
Integumentary Problems	547	(30)
Chapter Outline	548	(1)
Learning Outcome Goals	548	(1)
Medical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Acute Care Situations	549	(12)
Case Study: Burns	549	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Burns	550	(8)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals in the Acute Phase of Burn Treatment	558	(1)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Burns Needing Skin Grafts	559	(2)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals Rehabilitating from the Treatment of Burns with Skin Grafting	561	(1)
Surgical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Acute Care Situations	561	(9)
Case Study: Malignant Melanoma	561	(1)
Preparation for Class: Nursing Care of a Person with Malignant Melanoma	562	(8)
Surgical Nursing Care: Practice in Critical Thinking: Chronic Care Situations	570	(2)
Class Activity: Nursing Care of Individuals with Malignancies of the Skin: Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Carcinoma	570	(2)
Critical Thinking Revisited	572	(3)
Suggested Readings/Resources	575	(2)
Unit III Critical Thinking: Complex Patient Problems	577	(44)
Complex Nursing Care Situations: Implications of Potential Trajectories of Illnesses	579	(42)
Chapter Outline	580	(1)
Learning Outcome Goals	580	(1)
Complex Nursing Care Situation	581	(12)
Case Study: No. 1	581	(1)
Preparation for Class	582	(8)
Class Activity	590	(1)
Class Activity	591	(1)
Class Activity	592	(1)
Complex Nursing Care Situation	593	(11)
Case Study No. 2	593	(1)
Preparation for Class	594	(8)
Class Activity	602	(2)
Complex Nursing Care Situation	604	(13)
Case Study No. 3	604	(1)
Preparation for Class	604	(9)
Class Activity	613	(2)
Class Activity	615	(1)
Class Activity	615	(1)
Class Activity	616	(1)
Critical Thinking Revisited	617	(2)
Suggested Readings/Resources	619	(2)
Index	621