COGNITIVE-BUILDING CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES · Vital Signs · Temperature · Pulse · Respiration · Blood Pressure · Body Mechanics · Hygiene · Infection Control/Transmission of Organisms · Skin Integrity · Communication · Reporting Patient Status · Introduction to the Assessment Process · Basic Physical Assessment · Self-Concept · Cultural Aspects of Nursing · Introduction to Formulating a Nursing Diagnosis · Formulating a Nursing Diagnosis · Assessment of the Elderly Patient · Caring for the Surgical Patient · Wound Assessment · The Patient with Fluid & Electrolyte Imbalance · EliminationUrinary · EliminationBowel · General Nutrition · Gastrointestinal · Diabetes Mellitus · Complication of Diabetes Mellitus · Insulin Therapy · Legal Considerations in Nursing Practice · PRIORITY-SETTING AND DECISION-MAKING ACTIVITIES · The Patient Undergoing Surgery · The Patient with an Intestinal Obstruction · The Patient with a Colostomy · The Patient with Colon Cancer · The Patient with TPN · The Patient with Cirrhosis of the Liver · The Patient with Hepatic Encephalopathy · The Patient with Diabetes Mellitus · The Patient Undergoing Hemodialysis · The Patient with Peripheral Arterial Disease · The Patient with Chest Pain · The Patient with CHF · The Patient with a CVA· The Patient with COPD · The Patient with a Chest Tube · The Patient with Urosepsis · The Patient with a TURP · The Patient Receiving a Blood Transfusion · The Patient with Neutropenia · The Patient with a Hip Fracture · The Patient with a Fractured Tibia · The Patient with Cataract Surgery · The Patient with a Seizure Disorder· The Patient with a DNR Order · Legal Considerations · APPLYING THE CRITICAL THINKING MODEL · Clinical Situation #1 · Clinical Situation #2 · Clinical Situation #3 · Clinical Situation #4 · Clinical Situation #5 · Clinical Situation #6 · Clinical Situation #7 · Clinical Situation #8 · Clinical Situation #9 · Clinical Situation #10 · Clinical Situation #11 · Clinical Situation #12 · Clinical Situation #13 · Clinical Situation #14 · Clinical Situation #15 · Clinical Situation #16 · Clinical Situation #17 · Clinical Situation #18 · Clinical Situation #19 · Clinical Situation #20 · ANSWER KEYS.