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Thinking is divided into nonfocused and directed thinking. They are : |
1) Nonfocused thinking 2) Habitual thinking 3) Random thoughts 4) Ruminative 5) All-in-one thinking 6) Negative thinking 7)Directed (or focused) thinking 8) Problem-oriented thinking 9) Critical thinking |
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Non-focused thinking |
You engage your brain out of habit without much thought |
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Habitual thinking |
This type of thinking involves any routine we do that is important but does not require us to think hard about how to do it (automatic pilot) |
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Random thoughts |
Multiple short scenes and thoughts come and go through the mind and have no particular purpose or goal (mental channel surfing) |
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Ruminative thinking |
The same situation or scene is replaying in the mind over and over, without reaching an outcome (instant replay) |
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All-in-none thinking |
The mind is made up, and no additional facts will be considered (black and white thinking with no gray area in between) |
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Negative thinking |
The mind is stuck on negative thoughts and blocks worthwhile thinking (emotional sabotage) |
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Directed (or focused) thinking |
Purposeful and outcome oriented |
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Problem-oriented thinking |
Focus on a particular problem to find a solution |
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Critical thinking |
Critical thinking is an advanced way of thinking, a problem solving method, and more |
Involves collecting and analyzing data to make a decision |
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Critical thinking and lpn's |
*Critical thinking involves questioning with meaning *The thinker realizes that collaboration is key to effective critical thinking and decision making |
*Do I understand it? *what does is all mean *Where does it all fit in? |
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The principles of critical thinking are: |
*Collecting data in an organized way *Verifying the data in an organized way *Arranging the data in an organized way; this is often referred to as trending data *Looking for gaps in information *Analyzing the data *Testing it out ( Is the data purposeful and outcome/goal-oriented) |
*Based on science and scientific principles |
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The nurse, using the nursing process: |
collects data first and then determines the nature of the problem |
Ignatavicius and workman, 2010 |
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The critical thinker should routinely ask the following questions |
1) What's major outcomes (observable beneficial results) do you expect to receive? 2) What problems, issues, or risks must be addressed to achieve the major outcome 3) What is the circumstance or context? 4) What knowleadge is required? 5) How much room is there for error?
6) How much time do we have? 7) What human and professional resources can help me/us? 8) What perspectives must be considered? 9) What is influencing my thinking ? 10) What must be done to prevent, manage, or eliminate the problems, issues, and risks identified? |
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For the LPN to think critically, it will be necessary to do the following: |
1) Access information 2) Comprehend (understand) information 3) Store comprehended information in long term memory 4) Determine what you know and what you don't know 5) Recall the comprehended information when needed 6) Know what to do when information is not in long term memory |
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Factors that influence critical thinking |
1) Upbringing and culture
2) Motivation
3) Attitude influences thinking |
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Additional factors that influence critical thinking |
1) Effective reading 2) Maturity 3) Problem solving and the nursing process 4) Communication skills 5) Self-confidence 6) Moral development 7) Capability in nursing 8) Collaboration 9) Anxiety 10) Mentors and experience in nursing |
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Cognitive levels used on NCLEX-PN |
* The cognitive levels on the NCLEX-PN examination, based on bloom's are: Knowledge, comprehension, application, and analysis |
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