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30 Cards in this Set
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What is critical thinking?
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active, organized cognitive
process used to carefully examine one's thinking |
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What does database mean?
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information about clients
level of health, heath practices past & present illness physical examination combined to serve as basis for plan of care |
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What is reflection?
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process of thinking back
or recalling an event or discovering meaning & purpose of that event |
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What is evidence-based
knowledge? |
comes from scientific
investigation or knowledge that is based on clinical experience |
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What does prognosis mean?
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prediction of probable outcome
of disease or condition of client & usual course of disease as observed in similar situations |
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What is diagnostic reasoning?
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enables observer to assign
meaning & classify phenomena in clinical situations by integrating observations & critical thinking |
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What is inference?
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taking one proposition as given
& guessing that another proposition follows |
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What is nursing process?
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systematic problem solving
method by nurses individualize care for clients assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation |
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What is concept map?
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visual representation of client
problems & interventions that show their relationship to each other |
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What is discipline critical
thinking attitude? |
completing task at hand
including assessments |
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What is integrity critical thinking attitude?
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recognizing when one's
opinions conflict with those of others and finding a mutually satisfying solution |
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What is confidence critical thinking attitude?
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demonstrated in one's
presentation |
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What is belief critical
thinking attitude? |
one's knowledge and abilities
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What is perserverance critical
thinking attitude? |
helps the critical thinker to
find effective solutions to client care problems, especially when they have been previously unresolved |
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What is fairness critical
thinking attitude? |
analyzing all viewpoints to
understand the situation completely before making a decision |
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What is curiosity critical
thinking attitude? |
gives critical thinker the
motivation to continue to ask questions and learn more |
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What is risk taking
critical thinking attitude? |
trying different ways to
solve problems |
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What is humility critical
thinking attitude? |
critical thinkers admit what
they do not know - try to find the knowledge they need to make proper decisions |
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What are professional
standards in critical thinking |
ethical criteria for nursing judgement
criteria for evaluation professional responsibility |
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What is assessment?
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process of observing and
collecting data 1st step in process of instruction |
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What is planning?
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step in which the diagnosis
is analyzed for problem resolution |
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What is intervention?
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consists of the steps
actually taken after planning |
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What is evaluation?
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measures the effectiveness
of the plan |
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What is level 1 basic?
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learner trusts the experts
and follows a procedure step by step |
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What is level 2 complex?
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separate themselves from
authorities and analyze and examine choices more independently |
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What is level 3 commitment?
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person anticipates the need
to make choices without assistance from others |
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What is reflection?
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process of purposefully
thinking back and recalling a situation to discover its purpose of meaning |
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What is specifity?
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refers to the ability of the
assessment to provide information about problem of interest |
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What is clinical decision
making? |
process in which critical
thinking steps are followed for problem resolution |
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Ch. 15
Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice |
terms / definitions
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