Exam 3 Flashcards
Describe the steps in critical thinking
- recognizing that an issue exists
- analyzing information about the issue
- evaluating information
- making conclusions
Define evidence-based knowledge
knowledge based on research or clinical expertise
seek the true meaning of a situation
truth seeking
be tolerant of different views and one’s own prejudices
open-mindedness
anticipate possible results or consequences
analyticity
be organized
systematicity
trust in your own reasoning processes
self-confidence
be eager to acquire new knowledge and value learning
inquisitiveness
reflect on your own judgments
maturity
what are the three levels of critical thinking?
- basic
- complex
- commitment
the leaner trusts that experts have the right answers for every problem; thinking is concrete and based on a set of rules or principles
basic critical thinking
learner begin to separate themselves from experts and analyze and examine choices more independently
complex critical thinking
learners anticipate the need to make choices without assistance from others and accepts accountability
commitment
systematic, ordered approach to gathering data and solving problems
scientific method
obtain information and then use the information plus what you already know to find a solution
problem solving
focuses on problem resolution
decision making
determining a patient’s health status after you have assigned meaning to the behaviors and symptoms presented
diagnostic reasioning
process of drawing conclusions from related pieces of evidence
inference
careful reasoning so the best options are chosen fro the best outcomes
clinical decision making
five-step clinical decision-making approach
nursing process