Exam 1 Flashcards
Nursing involves what?
Thinking
Caring
Doing
What is critical thinking?
A self-directed process by which we take deliberate steps to think at the highest level of quality.
Is critical thinking a step-by-step liner process?
No
Critical thinking is a process acquired through what?
Hard work
Commitment
Active curiosity toward learning
Decision making is the skill that what?
Separates the professional nurses from technical or ancillary staff (CNAs, etc).
Critical thinking is a combination of what?
Reasoned thinking
Openness to alternatives
Ability to reflect
A desire to seek truth
Critical thinking incorporates what?
Reflection
Language
Intuition
Reflection
Purposefully thinking back or recalling a situation to discover its meaning and gain insight into the event
A nurse should reflect on what?
- “Did the original plan achieve optimal patient outcomes?”
- If so, “Which interventions were successful?”
- If not, “Which interventions were unsuccessful?”
Language
Precise clear language demonstrating focused thinking and distinct communication and expectations to patients and health care team members
A nurse should ask the following (language)?
- Did I use language appropriate for the client?
- Did I communicate the message clearly to the provider?
Intuition
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.
A nurse should ask the following (intuition)?
Did the vital signs reflect any changes that account for the client’s present status?
What are the levels of critical thinking?
Basic critical thinking
Complex Critical thinking
Commitment
Basica critical thinking
- 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
Complex Critical thinking
- 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.
Commitment
- 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
Wha are the components of critical thinking?
Knowledge
Experience
Competence
Attitudes
Knowledge
- Basic nursing education
- Utilizing evidence based practice
- Continuing education courses
- Advanced degrees and certifications
Experience
- Demonstrates an understanding of clinical situations
- Recognizes and analyzes cues for relevance
- Incorporates experience into tuition
Competence
Problem solving
Decision solving
Diagnostic reasoning and conclusion
Collaboration
Critical thinking Attitudes
Confidence Independence Fair-mindedness Responsibility Risk taking Discipline Perservance Creativity Curiosity Integrity Humility
Independent Thinking
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
Intellectual Curiosity
Love to learn new things
Show attitude of curiosity and inquiry (Ask “What If…” or “How could..”
Intellectual Humility
- 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.
Intellectual Empathy
Try and understand the feelings and perceptions of others
Try to see the situation as the other person sees it
Intellectual Courage
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
