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Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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Nursing involves what?

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Thinking
Caring
Doing

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What is critical thinking?

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A self-directed process by which we take deliberate steps to think at the highest level of quality.

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Is critical thinking a step-by-step liner process?

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No

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Critical thinking is a process acquired through what?

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Hard work
Commitment
Active curiosity toward learning

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5
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Decision making is the skill that what?

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Separates the professional nurses from technical or ancillary staff (CNAs, etc).

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Critical thinking is a combination of what?

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Reasoned thinking
Openness to alternatives
Ability to reflect
A desire to seek truth

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Critical thinking incorporates what?

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Reflection
Language
Intuition

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Reflection

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Purposefully thinking back or recalling a situation to discover its meaning and gain insight into the event

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A nurse should reflect on what?

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  • “Did the original plan achieve optimal patient outcomes?”
  • If so, “Which interventions were successful?”
  • If not, “Which interventions were unsuccessful?”
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Language

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Precise clear language demonstrating focused thinking and distinct communication and expectations to patients and health care team members

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A nurse should ask the following (language)?

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  • Did I use language appropriate for the client?

- Did I communicate the message clearly to the provider?

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Intuition

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An inner sensing that facts do not currently support something. Intuition should spark the nurse to search the data to confirm or disprove the feeling.

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A nurse should ask the following (intuition)?

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Did the vital signs reflect any changes that account for the client’s present status?

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What are the levels of critical thinking?

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Basic critical thinking
Complex Critical thinking
Commitment

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Basica critical thinking

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  • A nurse trusts the experts and thinks concretely based on the rules
  • Results from limited nursing knowledge and experience
  • Results from inadequate critical thinking experience
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Complex Critical thinking

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  • The nurse begins to express autonomy by analyzing ad examine data to determine the best alternative
  • Results from an increase in nursing knowledge, experience, intuition, and more flexible attitudes.
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Commitment

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  • The nurse expects to make choices without help from others
  • The nurse fully assumes responsibility for those choices
  • Results from an expert level of knowledge, experience, developed intuition, and reflective, flexible attitudes
18
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Wha are the components of critical thinking?

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Knowledge
Experience
Competence
Attitudes

19
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Knowledge

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  • Basic nursing education
  • Utilizing evidence based practice
  • Continuing education courses
  • Advanced degrees and certifications
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Experience

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  • Demonstrates an understanding of clinical situations
  • Recognizes and analyzes cues for relevance
  • Incorporates experience into tuition
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Competence

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Problem solving
Decision solving
Diagnostic reasoning and conclusion
Collaboration

22
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Critical thinking Attitudes

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Confidence
Independence 
Fair-mindedness
Responsibility 
Risk taking
Discipline 
Perservance 
Creativity
Curiosity
Integrity
Humility
23
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Independent Thinking

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Do not believe everything you are told.
Listen to hat others think.
Learn from new ideas
Do not accept or reject idea prior to understanding it

24
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Intellectual Curiosity

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Love to learn new things

Show attitude of curiosity and inquiry (Ask “What If…” or “How could..”

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Intellectual Humility

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  • Aware they do not know everything
  • Consults resources and reference guides
  • Not too proud to seek wisdom from mentors or ask for help
  • Re-evaluate their conclusion or actions
  • Willing to admit when they are wrong.
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Intellectual Empathy

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Try and understand the feelings and perceptions of others

Try to see the situation as the other person sees it

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Intellectual Courage

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Examines their own values and beliefs, as well as the belief of others
Willing to rethink, and even reject, previously held beliefs that are not well justified

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