Critical Thinking & Clinical Judgment

• Characteristics of the nursing process
• The nursing process is a cyclical and ongoing process that can
end at any stage if the problem is solved.
• The nursing process exists for every problem that the patient has,
and for every element of patient care, rather than once for each
patient.
• The nurse's evaluation of care will lead to changes in the
implementation of the care and the patient's needs are likely to
change during their stay in hospital as their health either improves or
deteriorates.
• The nursing process not only focuses on ways to improve the
patient's physical needs, but also on social and emotional needs as
well.
• 1- Cyclic and dynamic
• 2- Goal directed and client centered
• 3- Interpersonal and collaborative
• 4- Universally applicable
• 5- Systematic