NSG 251 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Critical Thinking, Nursing Diagnosis

• School: Miami University
• Department: Nursing
• Course: NSG 251
• Professor: suzannestricklin

Document Summary

Planning: involves setting priorities, identifying patient centered goals and expected outcomes, and prescribing individualized nursing interventions. Identifying goals and expected outcomes: selecting appropriate nursing interventions. Prioritizing: ordering of nursing diagnoses or patient problem uses determination of urgency and or importance to establish a preferential order or nursing interventions, classification. Lo(cid:449): affe(cid:272)t patie(cid:374)t"s future (cid:449)ell-being: maslo(cid:449)"s hierar(cid:272)hy, patients have different priorities based on their perception, steps in priority setting. Critical thinking in goal setting: goal. Broad state(cid:373)e(cid:374)t that des(cid:272)ri(cid:271)es the desired (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ge i(cid:374) a pt. "s (cid:272)o(cid:374)ditio(cid:374), perceptions, or behavior. Aim, intent, or end: expected outcome. A measurable change that must be achieved to reach a goal. Many times, several must be met to meet a single goal. Measurable criterion to evaluate goal achievement: activities. Resources of patient and health care delivery system. Refle(cid:272)ts a patie(cid:374)t"s highest possi(cid:271)le le(cid:448)el of (cid:449)ell(cid:374)ess a(cid:374)d i(cid:374)depe(cid:374)de(cid:374)(cid:272)e in function.