| Description |
xxv, 438 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Overview of Thinking, Doing, and the Nursing Process. 1. Thinking. 2. Doing. 3. Thinking and Doing and the Nursing Process: The "How" of Great Nursing. 4. Application of Thinking and Doing in the Nursing Process. 5. Nursing Conclusions. 6. Major Nursing Conclusions of Assessment -- Pt. II. Details of Thinking and the Nursing Process. 7. Health Detectives: Data Collection and Data Analysis. 8. Making More Sense of Clues: Cluster Analysis. 9. Designing Care: A Nurse/Patient Thinking Partnership. 10. Designing, Doing, and Determining Quality of Care: a.k.a. Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating -- Pt. III. Communicating Thinking and the Nursing Process. 11. Written and Verbal Communication of Thinking and Doing. 12. Consequences of Thinking and Not Thinking When Documenting -- Pt. IV. Thinking Through a Complex Patient Situation. 13. Assessing a Complex Patient Situation. 14. Designing, Doing, and Determining Quality of Care for Actual Problems With Multiple Related Factors |
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15. Designing, Doing, and Determining Quality of Care for Potential (Risk) Problems. 16. Designing, Doing, and Determining Quality of Care for Wellness Diagnoses, Interdisciplinary Problems, and Problems for Referral. 17. Thinking Into the Future: From Linear Equation to a Paradigm of Great Nursing and Beyond -- App. A. Nursing Diagnoses, North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, 1999-2000 -- App. B. Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) Taxonomy -- App. C. Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) Outcomes and Measurement Scales -- App. D. Tracking Nursing Thinking (TNTa) Checklist: Guidelines for Use -- App. E. Tracking Nursing Thinking (TNTb) Guidelines and Checklist (Streamlined for Assessment and Planning Only) -- App. F. Thinking Worksheet for Tracking Nursing Thinking (TNTb) Checklist -- App. G. Care Planning in the Form of a Mind Map |
| Summary |
"Here's the book that will become your personal diary of progress in building the critical thinking skills a nursing career demands. You'll enjoy learning through the informative text, many interactive features, and ample space for writing your answers, reflections, and ideas."--BOOK JACKET. "With the T.H.I.N.K. model as a guide (p. 6), you'll progress from basic problem-solving to higher level thinking, building skill and confidence as you go. What's more, the text is designed to work with your own thinking style, enhancing your strengths and applying them to real practice scenarios!"--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Reprint of the edition first published |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-424) and index |
| Subject |
Critical thinking.
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Nursing -- Problems, exercises, etc.
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Nursing -- Philosophy.
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Nursing Process.
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Nursing.
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Problem Solving.
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| Genre/Form |
problems
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Nurses Instruction.
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Problems and exercises.
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| Author |
Scheffer, Barbara K.
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| LC no. |
98046410 |
| ISBN |
0781716349 (paper : alk. paper) |
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