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Module 13:
Clinical Decision Making
Bladen Community College
Objectives
This module introduces the concept of clinical decision making; emphasis is placed on problem solving,
decision making, nursing process, and critical thinking. Upon completion of this module, the student
will be able to:
Critical Thinking
Managing Care
Accountability
Collaboration
Communication
Oxygenation
Critical Thinking
Intellect
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Creativity
Inquiry
Reasoning
Reflection
Deductive reasoning
Works from "Top down" approach
Inductive reasoning
Clinical reasoning
Intuition
"Gut reaction"
Use of nursing knowledge, experience,
expertise for understanding without
conscious use of reasoning
Process of continual analyzing
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Common steps
Problem Solving
Clinical Judgment
Nurse's determination, provision of
appropriate care to client
Dynamic cognitive process
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Overview
Identifies client's health status, needs
Plans to meet needs, evaluate success of
interventions
Phases
Exemplar 36.1
The Nursing Process
Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
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Assessment
Diagnosis
Assessment, continued
Nursing models
Gordon's 11 functional health patterns
Roy's adaptation model
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Physiological needs, safety, security needs, love and
belonging needs, self-esteem needs & self-actualization
needs
Non-nursing model
Body systems
Common Terms
Nursing diagnosis
Diagnostic labels
Risk factors
Actual diagnosis
Risk diagnosis
Wellness diagnosis
Syndrome diagnosis
Medical diagnosis
Made by physician, advanced practice nurse,
or physician assistant
Disease process
Does not usually change
Diagnosis, diagnosing
Conclusion regarding nature of phenomenon,
process used to formulate conclusion
Domains
Classes
Nursing diagnoses vs Medical Diagnosis
Organizing data
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Defining characteristics
Cluster of signs, symptoms that indicate presence of
a particular diagnostic label
Problem, etiology
Common variations
Approved by NANDA
Qualifiers give additional meaning
Verify
Build good knowledge base, acquire
clinical experience
Have working knowledge of what is
normal
Consult resources
Recognize patterns
Planning
Planning, continued
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Planning, continued
Developing a Goal
Questions to ask
Writing a Goal
Subject
Verb
Condition or modifier
Criterion of desired performance
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Implementation
Nursing Interventions
Action phase
Relationship to other phases
Independent
Dependent
Collaborative
Two-step process
Identify best priority intervention
Implement these interventions
Is client-centered
Has specific, concise action
Includes detailed information
Is realistic to individual client
Is relevant to helping client reach goal
Lists only top 35 priority interventions
Implementation
Preassessment of client
Determining nurse's need for assistance
Implementing nursing interventions
Delegation
Documentation
Cognitive
Problem solving, decision making, critical
thinking, creativity
Interpersonal
Technical
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Evaluation
Last phase
Planned, ongoing, purposeful activity
Relationship to other phases
Clients and healthcare professionals
determine
Drawing Conclusions
Developing an Evaluation
Possible conclusions
Writing an Evaluation
Evaluation statement
Assessment
Nursing diagnosis
Revising client goals
Redesigning nursing interventions
Method of implementation
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Exemplar 36.2
The Nursing Plan of Care
Overview
Guideline that organizes information
about client's or family's care
Begins with first client contact
Constantly updated
Continues until nurseclient relationship
ends (discharge)
Accessibility
Supports communication with others for
better continuity of care
Commonly kept with medical record
Kardex system
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Guidelines
Column Guidelines
Column plan
Concept map
Standardized plan
Clinical pathway
Nursing diagnosis
Goals/desired outcomes
Nursing interventions
Evaluation
Concept Map
Standardized Plan
Keep it simple
Post-it notes, software
Clinical Pathway
Standardized, multidisciplinary
Outlines expected care for clients with
common conditions
Physician writes an order for it
Sequence of care daily through projected
length of stay for specific condition
Also called collaborative or case
management plan
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Questions
12