Write a 3-4 page paper on the use of clinical reasoning in developing and applying advanced health history and physical assessment skills at the graduate level. Consider contemporary nursing literature on the development of clinical reasoning and decision-making. How does the use of the nursing process enhance critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and clinical judgment in professional nursing practice at the graduate level? Please use the submission parameters and rubric below to guide you when completing this assignment.
Submission Parameters
For this written assignment, please use the following guidelines and criteria. Also, please refer to the rubric for point allocation and assignment expectations. The expected length of the paper is 3-4 pages, which does not include the cover page and reference page(s).
I. Introduction of topic in one paragraph with a purpose statement
II. Clinical Reasoning
Describe & define how clinical reasoning is used in developing and applying advanced health history and physical assessment skills at the graduate level.
Differentiate clinical reasoning, critical thinking, clinical judgement & clinical decision-making.
III. Nursing Process
Describe how the use of the nursing process enhances critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and clinical judgment in professional nursing practice at the graduate level.
IV. Clinical Example
Discuss an example from your practice or the literature demonstrating the nurse’s use of critical thinking, clinical judgment, and clinical reasoning with the well-adult.
Also discuss how nursing care is provided when each of these concepts are evidenced in care of the patient within one of the following patient populations: older adult, adolescent, or another special population of your choice.
V. Conclusion
VI. References (consider contemporary nursing research studies or reliable electronic sources)
Please use the following as a guide to follow APA formatting:
Include a title page.
Include transitions in your paper (i.e. headings or subheadings).
Use in-text citations throughout the paper.
Use double space, 12-point Times New Roman font.
Apply appropriate spelling, grammar, and organization.
Include a reference list in APA formatting.
Attempt to use primary sources only. That said, you may cite reliable electronic sources (i.e. NCSBN, AANP).
Competency
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Points
Clinical reasoning, decision making, critical thinking, & clinical judgment use in graduate level nursing practice
Defines, compares, and contrasts clinical reasoning and decision-making with cited references in addition to course readings for Week 1.
Answers posed questions.
Defines clinical reasoning and decision-making with cited references from course readings for Week 1.
Answers posed questions.
Describes clinical reasoning and decision-making. Briefly answers how is this related to critical thinking and clinical judgment in graduate level nursing practice?
Does not address clinical reasoning, decision making, critical thinking, & clinical judgment use in graduate level nursing practice
/30
The nursing process and clinical reasoning, critical thinking, & clinical judgment
Analyzes how the use of the nursing process enhances clinical reasoning, critical thinking, & clinical judgment.
Discusses how the use of the nursing process enhances clinical reasoning, critical thinking, & clinical judgment.
Discusses how the nursing process enhances clinical reasoning, critical thinking, or clinical judgment.
Does not include a discussion of the nursing process as it relates to clinical reasoning.
/30
Clinical example of clinical reasoning, critical thinking, & clinical judgment
Analyzes how nursing care was provided or modified when each of these concepts were evidenced in nursing care of the well-adult, and one other special patient population.
Discusses how nursing care was provided or modified when each of these concepts were evidenced in nursing care of the well-adult, and one other special patient population.
Discusses how nursing care was provided or modified when clinical reasoning, critical thinking, or clinical judgment was evidenced in nursing care of the well-adult, and one other special patient population.
Does not demonstrate the nurse’s use of critical thinking, clinical judgment, or clinical reasoning. Does not discuss how nursing care was provided or modified when these concepts were evidenced in nursing care of the well-adult, family, or one special population.
/30
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8 points
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APA, Grammar, spelling, and punctuation
No errors in APA, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
One to three errors in APA, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Four to six errors in APA, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Seven or more errors in APA, spelling, and punctuation.
The submission does not meet format guidelines.
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