Chapter 4

• Name the five components of the nursing process?

  Assessment (data collection), Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
• What is critical thinking?


  is directed, purposeful mental activity by which ideas are evaluated, plans are constructed, and desired outcomes are decided.
• List the steps in the problem-solving process.

  (1) define the problem (2) consider all possible alternatives (3) consider the outcomes (4)predict the outcome (5) choose the alternative with the best outcome of success
• What is clinical reasoning?

  is clinical thinking in the clinical setting.
• What is the result of clinical reasoning?

  Clinical Judgement