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Clinical reasoning : the art and science of critical and creative thinking /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pesut, Daniel J.
Other Authors: Herman, JoAnne
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Albany : Delmar, [1999]
Subjects:
Nursing diagnosis.
Nursing > Decision making.
Clinical medicine > Decision making.
Clinical competence.
Diagnosis, Differential.
Nursing Diagnosis.
Decision Making.
Table of Contents:
  • The art and science of clinical reasoning : nursing and society
  • Nursing process : traditions and transformations
  • The OPT model of clinical reasoning
  • Knowledge work and clinical reasoning : using organized knowledge in nursing practice
  • Using OPT in clinical practice
  • Clinical reasoning with a wellness focus : primary care and Marjory Gordon's functional health patterns
  • Clinical reasoning in an acute care context : the OPT model and NANDA
  • Clinical reasoning in community care : using the OPT model and the Omaha Nursing Classification System
  • Clinical reasoning in community mental health contexts : using the OPT model and DSM-IV
  • Clinical reasoning in a long-term care context
  • Using the OPT model to support clinical supervision
  • Using the OPT model for middle-range theory development
  • Reasoning from the past into the future
  • OPT model worksheet