Critical Thinking In Nursing Practice Ch15 Flashcards
Critical thinking
Ability to think, in a systematic and logical matter with openness to question and reflect on the reasoning process.
Characterized by open mindedness, continue inquiry, and perseverance, combine with a willingness to look at each unique patient situation, and determine which identified assumptions are true and relevant.
Why is critical thinking important in nursing?
Critical thinking is important, because there are better outcomes for patients
How would this be useful to you as a nursing student and as a practicing nurse?
This is useful as you obtain knowledge and experience to become a better nurse
Clinical judgment
Observed outcome or critical, thinking, and decision making
Clinical decision making
-Separates nurses from tax or other assistive personnel
-Collect information about a patient and acting on their behalf
Levels of critical thinking, and Nursing(3 steps)
Basic
Complex
Commitment
Basic
Task oriented, performance of a skill, single solution focused
Complex
Begin to trust own decisions, more independent, recognize, alternate solutions exist
Commitment
Can recognize mini alternative solutions exist, independent, and accept responsibility for your actions
Evaluation of clinical judgment (3steps)
Reflection
-define &express clinical experience in your own words
-journaling
Meeting with colleagues
-discuss&examine work experiences &validate decisions
-debriefing
Concept mapping
-visual representation of potential problems in interventions that show their relationships to one another
How does experiences influence critical thinking?
Confidence, knowledge, and speed
Reflect on why critical thinking, is an important skill to choir and develop
It resolves problems, accurately and quicker
