“3 Critical Points”

Identify the 3 critical (Most Important) points for each topic. Use whatever reliable evidence-based resources necessary to remediate each topic (ATI Focused Review, ATI eBook, Course textbook). Cite your sources (APA formatting not required).

Include the following reflection with each of your topics

• How do the 3 critical (Most Important) points that you learned help you understand the following 6 Cognitive Functions (which follows the Nursing Process):

o Recognize Cures (Assessment) – Filter information from different sources (i.e., signs, symptoms, health history, environment).

o Analyze Cues (Analysis) – Link recognized cues to a client’s clinical presentation and establishing probable client needs, concerns, or problems.

o Prioritize Hypotheses (Analysis) – Establish priorities of care based on the client’s health problems (i.e. environmental factors, risk assessment, urgency, signs/ symptoms, diagnostic test, lab values, etc.)

o Generate Solutions (Planning) – Identify expected outcomes and related nursing interventions to ensure clients’ needs are met.

o Take Actions (Implementation) – Implement appropriate interventions based on nursing knowledge, priorities of care, and planned outcomes to promote, maintain, or restore a client’s health.

o Evaluate Outcomes (Evaluation) – Evaluate a client’s response to nursing interventions and reach a nursing judgment regarding the extent to which outcomes have been met.