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Skills Assessment 4

Skills Assessment 4

Q For this assignment, you will complete Critical Thinking Activities based on your Chapter 11 and Chapter 13 readings in Foundations and Adult Health Nursing. Please review the Critical Thinking prompts below providing a response for each that is at least 150 words in length. Your responses should be well-written, in your own words, and submitted via an upload below using a Word or Google document. If you have questions about formatting or how to cite your sources, please review the IOT Writing Guide and APA Download IOT Writing Guide and APAguidelines. If you have any questions, please reach out to your instructor! ________________________________________ Week 4: Critical Thinking Activities 1. A patient is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of pneumonia. The patient is very anxious and has been hospitalized in the past. The nurse has not performed the admission assessment. How might the nurse approach this patient to ease his anxiety? 2. A nurse is admitting a patient who has a diagnosis of pneumonia to the medical floor. The nurse is asking questions to complete the admission form. The nurse begins by obtaining information regarding the patient’s biographic data, health history, and family health history. The patient becomes annoyed and states he doesn’t understand why this information is required. How should the nurse respond? 3. A nurse is cleaning a laceration on the patient’s forearm with sterile normal saline. When the nurse removes the old dressing, she notes dried yellowish drainage. The patient asks why the drainage is yellow. What is an appropriate response from the nurse? Rubric W4: Critical Thinking Lab W4: Critical Thinking Lab Criteria Ratings Pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCritical Thinking Prompts The student will be awarded a maximum of 10 points per answer. Points will be deducted if necessary; please see instructor feedback. 30 pts Total Points: 30 PreviousNext

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The best way for the nurse to approach this would be to help reduce anxiety and actively listen and respond to the patients and family’s concern. Even asking patients at the onset how they are feeling could keep them from going into relief-behavior mode. Reduce anxiety by introducing yourself and your role and orienting patients and families to whatever is to follow. Focus on patients by asking questions about their work, children and other aspects of their personal lives, which may also help keep patients calm.