Critical thinking is one of the most important aspects in nursing. Nurses develop critical thinking skills first in clinical experience and simulation in the classroom that resembles clinical experiences, but in a safe environment. Critical thinking aspects includes decision-making and reasoning of the nurse’s problem-solving skills. There are many ways in which nursing students can learn to develop critical thinking skills. Critical thinking is taught through example from instructors, reflection of experiences, games, and experience in the clinical setting. The only way to develop critical thinking is to be put in situations where the nurses apply the knowledge they have acquired to the task at hand. Because critical thinking has such
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These authors also believe that a critically thinking nurse will delay a decision and will not take someone else’s position on a subject if they cannot support it with valid reasoning. The authors also believe a nurse can change their on stance on a subject once they have adequate evidence to back up their thinking. According to Chan (2013), critical thinking involves the ability to consider a bigger picture and understand the thinking process, predict up coming events and situations, and know what to do next. Whereas, Naber, Hall and Schalder (2014) stated a nurse using critical thinking is able to weight the possible nursing measures or options, consider the feelings of the patient and their circumstance, and recognizes when it is appropriate for the health care team the change a patients treatment plan. Additional information included in this article listed five phases of critical thinking which include a trigger event, for example, a patient going into surgery. Next is appraisal or assessing or evaluating the situation and what cares the patient will need. Third is exploration or analysis and examination of the patient. Fourth is developing alternative perspectives of thinking and fifth is integrating into living or helping the patient to get back to their normal daily routines as soon a possible. The authors also included five components of critical thinking which are specific knowledge of the subject, experience, competencies, attitudes, and application of standards (Naber, et al., 2014). Critical thinking hard to define, but it is even more difficult to
These authors also believe that a critically thinking nurse will delay a decision and will not take someone else’s position on a subject if they cannot support it with valid reasoning. The authors also believe a nurse can change their on stance on a subject once they have adequate evidence to back up their thinking. According to Chan (2013), critical thinking involves the ability to consider a bigger picture and understand the thinking process, predict up coming events and situations, and know what to do next. Whereas, Naber, Hall and Schalder (2014) stated a nurse using critical thinking is able to weight the possible nursing measures or options, consider the feelings of the patient and their circumstance, and recognizes when it is appropriate for the health care team the change a patients treatment plan. Additional information included in this article listed five phases of critical thinking which include a trigger event, for example, a patient going into surgery. Next is appraisal or assessing or evaluating the situation and what cares the patient will need. Third is exploration or analysis and examination of the patient. Fourth is developing alternative perspectives of thinking and fifth is integrating into living or helping the patient to get back to their normal daily routines as soon a possible. The authors also included five components of critical thinking which are specific knowledge of the subject, experience, competencies, attitudes, and application of standards (Naber, et al., 2014). Critical thinking hard to define, but it is even more difficult to