1.ATI: 6.Critical Strategies for Fundational Thinking Flashcards
1
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critical thinking
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- when analyzing client issues and problems
- thinking skills
- interpretation
- analysis
- evaluation
- inference
- explanation
- these skills facilitate crtitical analysis of the issue and assist you to determine the most appropriate action to take
2
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interpretation
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- interpreting information
- recognize
- understand
- describe
- information for interpretation
- meanings of written materials
- verbal and non verbal communications
- assessments and empirical data
- graphics
3
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analysis
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- analyzing information
- examine
- organize
- validate
- categorize or prioritize
- information for analyzing
- signs and symptoms of illness or injury
- evidence, facts, and research findings
- concepts and ideas
- beliefs and point of view
4
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evaluation
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- assess
- credibility of sources of information
- strength of eveidence
- revelance, significance, value, or applicability of information
5
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inderence
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- draw conclusions based on eveidence
- differentiate between conclusions and hypotheses
- identify knowledge gaps or needs
6
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explanation
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- clarify the assumptions and reasoning processes followed
- justify one’s reasoning and conclusion
- concepts used
- evidence
- concepts
- methodologies
- contextual considerations
7
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clinical judgment
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- decision made regarding a course of action based on a crtitcal analysis of data when nursing knowledge is applied to a clinical situation
- clinical judgement requires the nurse to use crtiical thinking skills when:
- analyzing client data and related evidence
- ascertaining the meaning of the data and evidence
- determining client outcomes desired and/or archieved as indirected by evidence-based best practices
8
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clinical decision-making process
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- identify that a client issue or problem exists
- analyze and interpret revelant data
- make inferences based on this interpretation to determine possible actions that could be taken
- evaluate each action and possible outcome
- outcome of the clinical decision making process is the clinical judgement
9
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critical thinking in the classroom
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- content becomes harder as you advance
- knowledge for complex or multiple disorders
- hemodynamic and intracranial pressure monitoring
- fluid and acid-base balance
- signs and symptoms of medication interactions and toxicity
- prioritizing care
- resuscitation procedures
10
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critical thinking in clinical practice
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- recognize and take the correct action
- hemodynamically unstable
- experiencing increased intracranial pressure
- in metabolic or rspiratory acidosis or lakalosis
- experiencing a life-threatning drug interaction or drug toxicity
- in need of several actions to be taken at the same time
- in cardiac or respiatory failure or arrest
11
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experience improves clinical judgement
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- clinical judgement improves as the steps of the clinical decision-making process are done simultaneously
- listening
- evaluating
- selecting the best nursing action
- collection of data
- interpretation of data