Improving Critical Thinking in Clinical Practice In Enhancing Critical Thinking in Clinical Practice, (Shoulders, Follett, & Eason,2014), Investigates the concept of Critical Thinking and how it can provide strategies to improve ways of critical thinking in life-threatening and acute care environments.
Critical Thinking interpreted different ways
In the article, (Shoulders, Follett, & Eason, 2014), spoke of how Peter Facione construed with a group of experts from various specialties his own definition of critical thinking, “Delphi Report” (Facione, 1990). It stated the characterized model critical thinker as “habitually inquisitive, well-informed, trustful of reason, diligent in seeking relevant information, and persistent in seeking results” (Facione, 1990). Although this was a fitting description for critical thinking, it did not necessarily apply to nursing. Scheffer and Rubenfeld applied the Delphi Report to critical thinking of nursing. After gathering a panel of elite minds from the medical field, they came to this conclusion in their consensus report: “Critical thinking in nursing is an essential factor of professional accountability and quality …show more content…
However, evidence-based practice is not used as much as one might think. Difficulties in trying to decipher findings in the evidence-based information include applying it to practice, lack of time, lack of knowledge of research, and lack of autonomy to implement changes (Vanhook, 2009). This can be overcome through universities implementing more nursing research while nursing students are in clinical and non-clinical courses (Grant, 2012). By doing this, the access and understanding of how to use and apply these resources will follow nurses for years into their
Critical Thinking interpreted different ways
In the article, (Shoulders, Follett, & Eason, 2014), spoke of how Peter Facione construed with a group of experts from various specialties his own definition of critical thinking, “Delphi Report” (Facione, 1990). It stated the characterized model critical thinker as “habitually inquisitive, well-informed, trustful of reason, diligent in seeking relevant information, and persistent in seeking results” (Facione, 1990). Although this was a fitting description for critical thinking, it did not necessarily apply to nursing. Scheffer and Rubenfeld applied the Delphi Report to critical thinking of nursing. After gathering a panel of elite minds from the medical field, they came to this conclusion in their consensus report: “Critical thinking in nursing is an essential factor of professional accountability and quality …show more content…
However, evidence-based practice is not used as much as one might think. Difficulties in trying to decipher findings in the evidence-based information include applying it to practice, lack of time, lack of knowledge of research, and lack of autonomy to implement changes (Vanhook, 2009). This can be overcome through universities implementing more nursing research while nursing students are in clinical and non-clinical courses (Grant, 2012). By doing this, the access and understanding of how to use and apply these resources will follow nurses for years into their