class 15: critical thinking in nursing practice Flashcards
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critical thinking
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- essential in the nursing process
- involves knowing as much s possible about each patient
- need to sort out the info into patterns to clarify problems, recognize changes, and make appropriate care decisions under pressure
- essential process for safe, efficient, and skillful nursing intervention
- improves pt. outcome
2
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clinical judgement
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- conclusions about a pt. needs or health problem
- influenced by nurses experience and knowledge
- partly relies on knowing pt
- influenced by the content of clinical situations and culture of pt. care setting
- variety of reasoning
3
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critical thinking is
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- ability to think in a systematic and logical manner
- continuous process: open-mindedness, continual inquiry, perseverance, combined with a willingness to look at unique pt. situation
4
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reflection
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- purposefully reviewing a situation to discover its purpose or meaning
- not intuitive
- purposefully visualizing a past situation
- time to honest review
- gain new knowledge and problem solve
5
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general critical thinking
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- scientific method
- problem solving
- decision making
6
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specific critical thinking
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- diagnostic reasoning and interference
- clinical decision making
- inductive reasoning
- inference
- deductive reasoning
7
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nursing process
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- assessment
- diagnosis
- planning
- implementation
- evaluation
8
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model components
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- competence
- specific knowledge base
- experience
- nursing process competency
- attitudes for critical thinking
- standards for critical thinking
9
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reflective journaling
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- define and express clinical experiences in your own words
10
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meeting with colleagues
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discuss and examine work experience and validate decisions
11
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concept mapping
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visual representation of pt. problems and interventions that show their relationships to one another
12
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critical thinking synthesis
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critical thinking and nursing process go hand in hand in making quality decisions about pt care
