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Critical Thinking in Nursing / Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice

Thinking Critically in Nursing: Example

Ms. George has recently undergone bariatric surgery after many failed attempts to lose weight. She is to be discharged home on postoperative day 2, per the usual protocol. Although she describes herself as “not feeling well at all,” the health care provider writes the prescription for discharge and you, as the nurse who does postoperative discharge planning for the surgery practice, prepare Ms. George to go home with her new dietary guidelines and encouragement for her successful weight loss.

You note that Ms. George does not seem comfortable or pleased with her surgery, unlike most patients with whom you have worked in the past. Ms. George has to wait 3 hours for her husband to drive her home, and you note

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