Problem
Kate Jordan is a 28-year old woman who is admitted to a hospital for multiple contusions and a hairline fracture of the skull. She claims she "fell down the steps," but on examination, several of the injuries seem inconsistent with a fall. Kate sticks to her story that her fall was an accident. You are her nurse. The first step of the nursing process is assessment- what would you assess; what would you ask Kate to gather information; and, how would you go about your assessment? What interpersonal skills and ethical and legal skills do you think you would need to draw on? Do you think your attitudes and dispositions would help or hinder the task of critical thinking if you are the nurse in this situation?