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Critical thinking?
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…thinking about your thinking
…while you are thinking ..to improve your thinking Critical thinking encourages us to think of the why's and therefores -Active, organized, cognitive process used to carefully examine one’s thinking and the thinking of others… -Forming conclusions, making decisions, drawing inferences, and reflecting -Identifies and challenges assumptions, considers key aspects of a situation, imagines and explores alternatives, considers ethical principles, applies reason and logic, thus makes informed decisions |
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TOP 10 REASONS TO ENCOURAGE INQUIRY IN THE NURSING PROFESSION
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#10 Things aren’t what they used to be, nor what they will be
Everything is changing everyday, #9 People are sicker with multiple problems Ppl are living longer and picking up more diseases #8 More consumer involvement (patients & families) #7 Nurses must be able to move from one setting to another # 6 Rapid change and information explosion brings new questions and dilemmas Stem cell research, euthenasia # 5 Consumers and payers demand to see evidence of benefits, efficiency, and results # 4 Today’s progress often creates new problems that can’t be solved by old ways Should we be saving everyone that we can? # 3 Globalization Transportation of disease much easier now... # 2 Greater autonomy for nursing practice # 1 Patient safety |
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How does critical thinking help emancipation?
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-Frees one from personal, institutional or environmental forces that prevent them from seeing new directions, gaining control of their lives, their society and their world
-Thinking on your feet rather than thinking in black and white will make you much more effective. -Critical thinking does not let failure get in the way.... if failure happens, look for an alternative |
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homo sapiens and CT?
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-We are not naturally critical
-Pattern seekers. We grasp for the familiar -Lack skills in reasoning and informed debate -Problems can arise when we accept stories or first accounts as truth and rarely pursue matters further. |
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Traits of Critical thinkers
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-Humility
Allows us to step back -Courage Allows us to speak up and try new things questioning -Empathy feeling -Integrity Stand behind your word -Perseverance Sticking through it -Faith in reason Avoid premature decsision Ensure measurements are accurate or inaccurate for you -Fair-mindedness Weigh all the facts and make an informed decision |
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critical spirit?
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-Is well informed with credible resources
-Remains relevant to the main issue/point -Entertains opposing perspectives -Withholds judgment -Takes a position that is well-supported and inclusive -Seeks precision and seeks out complexity -Recognizes and fosters the right of all to question -Willing to openly embrace scrutiny -Notice that non-critical thinkers can get quite defensive -Have to find a way to interact around that |
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3 Levels of Critical thinking.
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1-Basic critical thinking
Looking at the world from a different perspective 2-Complex critical thinking More focused on a reason 3-Commitment Trying to find an answer to a specific problem |
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5 Components of Critical thinking
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1-Specific knowledge base
2-Experience 3-CT Competencies Have you developed those skills 4-Attitudes/Qualities of a Critical Thinker Should and will get better at time You are good when you are labelled as suspicious 5-Standards Intellectual Professional Expected that we will question why (P & P, 4th ed., 2009, pp 148-150) |
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Critical thinking competencies?
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1-General
Scientific method Problem solving Decision making 2-Specific CT Competencies in Clinical Situations Diagnostic reasoning & inference Clinical decision making Use of Nursing Process |
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Playing your ACES?
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“Playing Your ACES:”
Assumptions Context Explore Alternatives Skeptical Reflection (NEPS 150.3 Course Manual, 2010) |
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Influences on CT ability
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Contextual:
-personal -situational -Stress, fatigue, etc, will eff you up -Might be put in a situation you don't agree with (ie: abortion) -Awareness of resources -Support, -Motivation -Time limitations -No time to think |
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Barriers to CT?
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-The mine is better habit
-The choosing only one habit -More than 1 option -Face-saving (pride) Pretend to know how to do something -Resistance to change -Conformity Sometimes everyone needs to change There is resistance to change because there is security in it -Stereotyping -Denial/self-deception |
