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Diagnosis
ApplyingNursingProcess:
TheFoundation forClinicalReasoning, EighthEdition
RosalindaAlfaro-LeFevre,MSN, RN, ANEF
978-1-60913-697-0 • January2013 • Softbound • 7” x9” •264pp. •65 Illus.
Because principles of nursing process are the building blocks for all
care models, the nursing process is the first model nurses need to
learn to “think like a nurse.”
ApplyingNursingProcess
provides the
practical guidance needed to understand and apply each phase of
the nursing process, with an increased emphasis on developing both
critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills. With an easy-to-follow
and engaging writing style, the author provides strategies, tools, and
abundant examples to help nurses develop the skills they need to
thrive in today’s complexhealth care setting.
Features
•
NEW!
AppendixC: KeyElementsofCriticalThinking inContextof
ANAStandards andQSENand IOMCompetencies
•
NEW!
Content covers nurses’ increased responsibilities; how to
prioritize, coordinate, anddelegate care safely; creatinghealthy
workplaces; updatedevidence-basedCriticalThinking Indicators;
QSENand IOM competencies; andmore.
•
NEW!
Improved Layout facilitates readability, coupledwith the
author’s clear andengagingwriting style.
•
What’s in thisChapter?
Opens each chapterwithanoverviewof
content.
•
ANAStandardsRelated toThisChapter
is identified in chapter
openers.
•
LearningOutcomes
writtenat the cognitive level of analysis help
students focus their reading.
•
Rules
, given throughout the chapters, highlight important concepts,
withNewRules included in this edition.
•
UPDATED! CriticalThinkingandClinicalReasoningExercises
arehighlighted throughout tohelp students reviewandapply
knowledge. (Example responses areprovidedat theendof the
book.).
•
TryThisonYourOwn
exercises encourage students to learn
moredeeply throughapplicationandmeaningful learning. (These
exercisesdon’t haveexample responses at theendof thebook
because they’revery individualizedandwouldbe too lengthy to
cover.)
•
Voicesexcerpts
offer quotations fromnurses that are inspirational
or exemplaryof best practices.
•
ThinkAbout It
entries give “food for thought” to stimulate thinking
and reinforce content.
•
ThisChapter andNCLEX
®
, at theendof each chapter, lists
important concepts and tips for applying chapter contentduring
NCLEX
®
.
•
KeyPoints
providea summaryat theendof each chapter.
• Aglossaryat theendof thebookdefines key terms; difficult terms
are clarified in the text bydefinition, discussion, andusewithin
context.
Table of Contents
Ch. 1:
OverviewofNursingProcess,
Clinical Reasoning, andNursing
PracticeToday
Ch. 2:
Assessment
Ch. 3:
Diagnosis
Ch. 4:
Planning
Ch. 5:
Implementation
Ch. 6:
Evaluation
ExampleResponsestoCritical
ThinkingandClinicalReasoning
Exercises
AppendixA:
ExampleCritical
Pathway
AppendixB:
BuildingHealthy
Workplaces andSafetyand Learning
Cultures
AppendixC:
KeyElementsofCritical
Thinking inContextofANAStandards
andQSENand IOMCompetencies
AppendixD:
DEADON!!ACritical
ThinkingandClinical ReasoningGame
Glossary