Critical Thinking

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Definition of critical thinking

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Critical thinking in nursing practice is a discipline specific, reflective reasoning process that guides a nurse in generating, implementing, and evaluating approaches for dealing with client care and professional concerns.

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def. of creativity

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thinking that results in the development of new ideas and products.

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def. of critical analysis

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the application of a set of questions to a particular situation or idea to determine essential information and ideas and discard superfluos information and ideas

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Socratic questioning

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a technique one can use to look beneath the surface, recognize & examine assumptions, search for inconsistencies, examine multiple points of view, & differentiate what one knows from what one merely believes

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def Inductive reasoning

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In inductive reasoning, generalizations are formed from a set of facts or observations. Moves from specific examples to a generalized conclusion.

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def Deductive reasoning

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Reasoning from the generalized premise to the specific conclusion

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def. the nursing process

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a systematic, rational method of planning and providing individualized nursing care

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def problem solving

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when the nurse obtains information that clarifies the nature of the problem & suggests possible solutions

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def Intuition

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the understanding or learning of things without the conscious use of reasoning

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def of decision making

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a critical-thinking process for choosing the best actions to meet a desired goal