Lecture 6 - The Nursing Process Flashcards
Skills for Nursing Practice (3)
- Interpersonal Skills
- Psychomotor Skills
- Cognitive Skills
What type of skill is critical thinking?
Cognitive Skill
Critical Thinking Definition
the use of knowledge and reasoning to make accurate clinical judgements and decisions
- requires purposeful and
reflective erasoning to
examine ideas, assumptions
and beliefs, principles,
conclusions, and actions,
within the contect of the
situation
- needed for nursing
assessments
Developing Critical Thinking Skills (3)
- Care-Based Learning
- Reflective Writing
- Concept Mapping
Care Based Learning
strategy that allows you to explore complex problems and engage in decision making without the risk of harming a patient
- case studies, problem-based
learning, simulation, virtual
reality
- allows practice of psychomotor
skills in a controlled
environment to gain
confidence and feedback
without risk of harm
Reflective Writing
tool for developing critical thought that uses the process of reflection to purposefully recall a situation in order to discover its purpose or meaning
- identify how previously
acquired knowledge can be
applied in another situation,
and to monitor your
competence in nursing
practice
Concept Mapping
visual representation of patient health problems and interventions that depicts their relationships to one another
Components of Critical Thinking in Nursing Judgement (5)
- Specific Knowledge Base
- Experience
- Competencies
- Attitudes
- Standards
Specific knowledge Base
nurses possess a sound knowledge base to think critically, formulate accurate clinical judgements and decisions, and improve clinical practice
- information and theories
- demands that nurses develop
strong information literacy
skills
Experience
educational and clinical experience learned by observing, sensing, talking with patients and families, and reflecting actively on experiences
Competencies (3)
critical thinking competencies are unique to nursing (3)
1. General
2. Specific in Clinical Situations
3. Specific in Nursing
Scientific Method (General Competency)
systematic, ordered approach to gathering data and solving problems, research incorporated
Problem Solving (General Competency)
evaluating situations and potential solutions to ensure effectiveness
Attitudes
Standards
Critical Thinking Model for Nursing Judgement (functions)
helps explain what is involved as the nurse makes clinical decisions and judgements about their patients and defines the outcome of critical thinking
- used for applying critical
thinking during the nursing
process
Critical Thinking Model for Nursing Judgement (levels)
Level 1: Basic Critical Thinking
level 2: Complex Critical Thinking
Level 3: Commitment Critical Thinking
Level 1: Basic Critical Thinking
Level 2: Complex Critical Thinking
Level 3: Commitment Critical Thinking
The Nursing Process (steps)
The Assessment
Types of Data
Sources of Data
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Tertiary Source