Question

Critical Thinking, Ethical Decision Making, and the Nursing Process

Develop a plan of nursing care for an assigned patient using strategies of critical thinking.

Answer 1

Ans) The critical thinking skills identified in the nursing diagnosis process consist of the following factors:

analysis, technical and scientific knowledge, logical reasoning, clinical experience, knowledge about the patient, application of standards, discernment and contextual perspective.

Example: The low oxygen saturation

Problem/ Assessment:

- Patient’s oxygen saturation is 82%. You go into the room and see your patient is scrunched down in the bed with their nasal cannula is on the bed, labored breathing and coughing weakly.

oxygen nursing care plan gas exchange:

Goal:

I need them to get their oxygen saturation back up to 98%, like 3 minutes ago!

Nursing intervention:

You decide to grab a coworker and have them help you boost your patient up so they are sitting straight up.

Quickly reapply their nasal cannula.

You hear them trying to clear their throat and grab the suction and clear a large amount of sputum that was caught in the back of their throat.

Evaluation:

You see their oxygen saturation bounce up to 95%, and then up to 100%, and they are no longer coughing or experiencing labored breathing. They ask you what time lunch trays should arrive.