Distinguish between a healthy individual and a person with alterations in health. (Client Needs 1, 2, 3, 4) Utilize critical thinking skills to identify abnormalities and changes in the client. Identify normal vs. abnormal labs and diagnostics.
Reflection Prompt: Describe a situation with your client that you utilized critical thinking to identify an abnormality or change. What was the situation and discuss how you had to critically think. Discuss an abnormal lab or diagnostic for the client you cared for. What was it, what is normal, what was abnormal, and why was it abnormal.