CHAPTER 1 Evidence-Based Assessment assessment data pattern, and acts without consciously Key Points labeling it. This section discusses key points about assessment and • The expert nurse has an intuitive grasp of a clinical critical thinking. situation...
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CHAPTER 1 Evidence-Based Assessment assessment data pattern, and acts without consciously Key Points labeling it. This section discusses key points about assessment and • The expert nurse has an intuitive grasp of a clinical critical thinking. situation and zeroes in on the accurate solution. • Assessment is the collection of subjective and objective • Critical thinking is the multidimensional thinking process data about a patient’s health. needed for sound diagnostic reasoning and clinical judg- • Subjective data consist of information provided by the ment. The process includes identifying relevant informa- affected individual. tion, gathering clinical cues, completing an assessment, • Objective data include information obtained by the and setting priorities. health care provider through observation and inspect- • First-level priority problems are emergent, life- ing, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the threatening, and immediate, such as establishing an physical exami
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