Question

11. Critical Thinking: definition? How does it assist nurses in communicating with patients? 12. Care should be individualized and the patient's point of view included. Examples of inappropriate conversation that would require intervention by the RN? 13. Phases of Relationship: Preinteraction-Orientation-working-termination 14. Personal space types: Intimate-Socio-consultive-Personal-Public 15. Documentation: where to chart? Weight Critical vs charting/documentation Chart immediately or later? Objective charting-Legal Height

Answer 1

11.Critical thinking in simple term refers to a person's ability to make a correct decision in regards to the circumstances, instances, happenings in a nationalistic way.

This assists the nurses in the following way

• Minimises the risk of ethical and legal challenges
• It enables the nurses to prioritize the work and save time in patient care
• A quality care can be delivered
• Errors can be reduced

12.Individualised care is the trend in recent healthcare sector. Some of the examples of inappropriate conversations that needs intervention by the nurses are

• Conversations of confidential ,private things as to be conveyed only with the patient and in the presence of family members or strangers (privacy to be maintained)
• Cultural and religious conversations hurting the feelings of patient (nurse should have a multicultural skill)
• Lack or inadequate explanation of the message in regards to procedure, medication etc can cause errors(explain in detail and check it whether patient gained adequate knowledge)

13.The admission of the patient in the unit before a nurse welcomes or sees the patient for the first time is preinteractions.

The nurse and the patient therapeutic communication (in regards to treatment, protocols)enhances the introduction of the nurse and patient to each other called as orientation

The treatment (medical and non medical) are categorized into working phase

The end of the nurse patient relationship at ths time of discharge is called as termination phase

14.The intimate space refers to a distance maintained in few centimeters. It is applicable only to partners like husband and wife, a newborn and the mother.

The social space refers to a distance of about 4 to 7 feet between individual like professionals in working environments

The consultive space refers to the distance maintained by a healthcare professionals with a patient.

The personal space refers to a distance of about 1.5 to 2.5 feet maintained with friends, family

Public space refers a distance greater than 12 to 25 feet like in a meeting ,conversations, seminars, etc