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Facilitating the Nursing Process for the Nursing Diagnosis "Alteration in Thought Processes

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dc.contributor.author Veen, Meridell
dc.date.accessioned 2021-11-25T08:43:11Z
dc.date.available 2021-11-25T08:43:11Z
dc.date.issued 1989
dc.identifier.citation Veen, Meridell, "Facilitating the Nursing Process for the Nursing Diagnosis "Alteration in Thought Processes"" (1989).Masters Theses. 134. http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/theses/134 en_US
dc.identifier.uri ${sadil.baseUrl}/handle/123456789/591
dc.description 74 p. ; PDF (Masters Thesis en_US
dc.description.abstract The purpose of this study was to determine if nurses who were given a tool to facilitate assessment of thought processes would collect more assessment data, diagnose "alteration in thought processes" more frequently, and include a care plan for this diagnosis more often. A quasi-experimental pre-treatment/post-treatment design was used. An inservice program about the Level of Cognitive Function Scale (LOCF) was the treatment. Of the 40 randomly selected subjects from the 199 adult critical care nurses at a metropolitan hospital, 20 completed the study with pre-treatment and post-treatment data. Data were collected by scoring patient assessment/care plans pre-treatment and 4 weeks post-treatment. A demographic survey and Likert scale questionnaire were used to obtain other findings of interest. Data analysis with paired t-tests revealed a significant increase in assessment, diagnosis and care plans after instruction in the LOCF scale. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Grand Valley States University en_US
dc.title Facilitating the Nursing Process for the Nursing Diagnosis "Alteration in Thought Processes en_US
dc.title.alternative A THESIS Submitted to Grand Valley State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING Kirkhof School of Nursing en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


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