Exam 3

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think critically in two steps

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(1) First, you learn why health care organizations and nursing schools stress the need for critical thinking. (2) Second, you examine exactly what it is and how it relates to clinical reasoning, clinical judgment, and nursing process.

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The first step to developing critical thinking is

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gain a deep understanding of what it entails in various circumstances.

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many positive uses for critical thinking

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developing workable solutions to complex problems, deliberating about courses of action to take, or determining ways to improve consumer satisfaction.

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critical thinking is

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important thinking” you need to do to answer questions or assess, prevent, or manage problems.

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Rewards of learning to think critically

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Gain confidence

Be safe and autonomous

Improve patient outcomes and your own job satisfaction

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Gain confidence

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a trait that’s crucial for success; lack of confidence is a “brain drain” that impedes thinking and performance.

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Be safe and autonomous

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t helps you decide when to take initiative and act independently, and when to get help.

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Improve patient outcomes and your own job satisfaction

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nothing’s more rewarding than seeing patients and families thrive because you made a difference).

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Healthy Workplace Environment

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1) effective communication, (2) true collaboration, (3) effective decision-making, (4) appropriate staffing, (5) meaningful recognition, and (6) authentic leadership

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Safety Culture

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Everyone feels responsible for safety and pursues it on a regular basis. Patient safety is top priority

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Learning Culture

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Teaching strategies are tailored to individuals, not tasks. Promoting research and improving care quality is “everyone’s job.”

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Brain-Based Learning

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•You learn best when there’s logical progression of content

•Gaining deep understanding requires intensive analysis

•Understanding and retaining what you read requires that you make learning meaningful

•Humor reduces stress, keeps your interest, and helps you learn.

•Thinking is like any skill (e.g., music, art, and athletics

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difference between thinking and critical thinking

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purpose and control

Critical thinking is controlled and purposeful

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critical thinking is

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reasoning because it implies careful, deliberate thought. Today, students learn “four Rs”: reading, ’riting, r’ithmetic, and reasoning.

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critical thinking descriptions

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Knowing how to learn, reason, think creatively, generate and evaluate ideas, see things in the mind’s eye, make decisions, and solve problems”3

• “Reasonable, reflective thinking that focuses on what to believe or do”9

• “The ability to solve problems by making sense of information using creative, intuitive, logical, and analytical mental processes… and the process is continual”10

• “Knowing how to focus your thinking to get the results you need (includes using logic, intuition, standards, and evidence-based practice)”11

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Clinical reasoning

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is the process you use to think about issues at the point of care—for example, deciding how to prevent and manage patient problems. For reasoning about other clinical issues (e.g., teamwork

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Clinical judgment

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refers to the result (outcome) of critical thinking or clinical reasoning—the conclusion, decision, or opinion you make after thinking about the issues.

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ANA

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nursing process—assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation—serves as a critical thinking model that promotes a competent level of care

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nursing process—Assess, Diagnose, Plan, Implement, and Evaluate—is

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major tool for clinical reasoning. It’s the first tool you need to know to think like a nurse and pass NCLEX® and other exams

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Critical thinking in nursing

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includes clinical reasoning and clinical judgment—is purposeful, informed, outcome-focused thinking

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There are many ways to solve a problem

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There are quick fixes, “one-size-fits-all” solutions, temporary and long-term solutions, and solutions that are satisfactory but could be better. Outcome-focused thinking aims to fix problems in ways that get you the best results.

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Sometimes there are so many problems that the best approach may be to focus on outcomes rather than problems

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For example, if you work on a team with many interpersonal problems, your manager might say, “We have a long history of problems, and it will take forever to fix them. I want to see us all working as a team. I’m asking you to put the problems aside and get agreement on roles, responsibilities, and behavior, so that our patients get good care and we enjoy coming to work.”