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What criticaWhat critical thinking strategies do you use to improve your clinical competence and thus move from novice to expert?

June 26, 2018 in /by

This week’s Learning Resources explore skill development and levels of knowledge acquisition based on clinical experience. For example, Benner suggests that as a nurse gains more experience, knowledge and skill level increases. Nurses move from novices—making decisions based on rules—to experts who are able to see connections between actions and outcomes using critical thinking. This […]

What challenges have you encountered in working with patients with mental health issues? How do you feel these challenges will be different in a community health setting?  Would it be easier or more difficult and why?

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1.  What challenges have you encountered in working with patients with mental health issues? How do you feel these challenges will be different in a community health setting?  Would it be easier or more difficult and why? 2.  Discuss scenarios in which the community health nurses might encounter ethical issues related to mental health.  Give […]

Review and select one of the three case studies. Analyze the patient information, including the parent’s perspective.

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 In clinical settings, eye, ear, nose, and throat (EENT) disorders account for the majority of pediatric visits. With the prevalence of these disorders, you must be familiar with their signs and symptoms as well as evidence-based practices for assessment and treatment. Although many pediatric patients present with common EENT disorders such as ear infections, allergies, […]

Reflect on a pediatric patient who presented with an eye, ear, nose, or throat disorder during your Practicum experience.

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Reflect on a pediatric patient who presented with an eye, ear, nose, or throat disorder during your Practicum experience. Describe your experience in assessing and managing the patient and his or her family. Include details of your “aha” moment in identifying the patient’s disorder. Then, explain how the experience connected your classroom studies to the […]