Strategies, Techniques and Approaches to Thinking : Case Studies in Clinical Nursing

by De Castillo, Sandra Luz Martinez

• ISBN13: 9780721676487
• ISBN10: 0721676480
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-02-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

This easy-to-use workbook presents case studies and interactive activities based upon common medical-surgical situations to facilitate the development of critical thinking skills. Section One builds readers' fundamental knowledge base and reinforces nursing concepts and principles. Case studies demonstrate how each skill is applied in clinical practice. Section Two integrates learned knowledge with the nursing process tradition and applies it to critical thinking. It explores standard medical-surgical situations with patients under stable conditions. Section Three guides readers through the application, analysis, and synthesis of knowledge in complex clinical situations.

Table of Contents

SECTION ONE--COGNITIVE-BUILDING CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES	3	(60)
Vital Signs*	3	(2)
Temperature	5	(2)
Pulse	7	(2)
Respiration	9	(2)
Blood Pressure*	11	(2)
Body Mechanics	13	(2)
Hygiene	15	(2)
Infection Control/Transmission of Organisms*	17	(2)
Skin Integrity	19	(2)
Communication	21	(2)
Reporting Patient Status	23	(2)
Introduction to the Assessment Process*	25	(2)
Basic Physical Assessment	27	(2)
Self-Concept	29	(2)
Cultural Aspects of Nursing	31	(2)
Introduction to Formulating a Nursing Diagnosis*	33	(2)
Formulating a Nursing Diagnosis	35	(2)
Assessment of the Elderly Patient*	37	(2)
Caring for the Surgical Patient	39	(2)
Wound Assessment	41	(2)
The Patient with Fluid & Electrolyte Imbalance*	43	(2)
Elimination--Urinary	45	(2)
Elimination--Bowel	47	(2)
General Nutrition*	49	(2)
Gastrointestinal	51	(2)
Diabetes Mellitus	53	(2)
Complication of Diabetes Mellitus*	55	(2)
Insulin Therapy	57	(2)
Legal Considerations in Nursing Practice	59	(4)
SECTION TWO--PRIORITY-SETTING AND DECISION-MAKING ACTIVITIES	63	(52)
The Patient Undergoing Surgery*	63	(2)
The Patient with an Intestinal Obstruction	65	(2)
The Patient with a Colostomy	67	(2)
The Patient with Colon Cancer	69	(2)
The Patient with TPN	71	(2)
The Patient with Cirrhosis of the Liver	73	(2)
The Patient with Hepatic Encephalopathy*	75	(2)
The Patient with Diabetes Mellitus	77	(2)
The Patient Undergoing Hemodialysis*	79	(2)
The Patient with Peripheral Arterial Disease	81	(2)
The Patient with Chest Pain	83	(2)
The Patient with CHF	85	(2)
The Patient with a CVA	87	(2)
The Patient with COPD	89	(2)
The Patient with a Chest Tube	91	(2)
The Patient with Urosepsis*	93	(2)
The Patient with a TURP	95	(2)
The Patient Receiving a Blood Transfusion	97	(2)
The Patient with Neutropenia	99	(2)
The Patient with a Hip Fracture	101	(2)
The Patient with a Fractured Tibia*	103	(2)
The Patient with Cataract Surgery*	105	(2)
The Patient with a Seizure Disorder	107	(2)
The Patient with a DNR Order	109	(2)
Legal Considerations	111	(4)
SECTION THREE--APPLYING THE CRITICAL THINKING MODEL	115	(42)
CLINICAL SITUATION #1*	115	(2)
CLINICAL SITUATION #2	117	(2)
CLINICAL SITUATION #3	119	(2)
CLINICAL SITUATION #4	121	(2)
CLINICAL SITUATION #5*	123	(2)
CLINICAL SITUATION #6	125	(2)
CLINICAL SITUATION #7	127	(2)
CLINICAL SITUATION #8	129	(2)
CLINICAL SITUATION #9	131	(2)
CLINICAL SITUATION #10*	133	(2)
CLINICAL SITUATION #11	135	(2)
CLINICAL SITUATION #12	137	(2)
CLINICAL SITUATION #13	139	(2)
CLINICAL SITUATION #14	141	(2)
CLINICAL SITUATION #15*	143	(2)
CLINICAL SITUATION #16	145	(2)
CLINICAL SITUATION #17	147	(2)
CLINICAL SITUATION #18	149	(2)
CLINICAL SITUATION #19	151	(2)
CLINICAL SITUATION #20*	153	(4)
SECTION FOUR--ANSWER KEYS	157