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Define: Clinical Decision Making
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A product of critical thinking that focuses on problem resolution in the clinical setting
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Define: Concept Map
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A visual representation of client problems and interventions that shows their relationships to one another
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Define: Critical Thinking
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An active, organized, cognitive process used to carefully examine one's thinking and the thinking of others.
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Define: Decision Making
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A product of critical thinking that focuses on problem resolution
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Define: Diagnostic Reasoning
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The process of determining a client's health status after you assign meaning to the behaviors, physical signs, and symptoms presented by the client.
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Define: Evidence based knowledge
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Knowledge based on research or clinical expertise, makes you an informed critical thinker
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Define: Inference
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The process of drawing conclusions from related pieces of evidence. An inferance involves forming patterns of information from data before making a diagnosis
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Define: Nursing Process
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A 5 step clinical decision making approach that includes assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation
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Define: Problem Solving
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Involves evaluating the solution over time to make sure that it is effective.
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Define: Prognosis
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A judgement about the likely course of events and outcome of the diagnosed problem, considering any health risks the client has; it includes knowledge about usual patterns of any diagnosed problem
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Define: Reflection
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The process of purposefully thinking back or recalling a situation to discover its purpose or meaning
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Define: Scientific Method
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5 Steps:
1. Problem Identification 2. Collection of Data 3. Formulation of a research question or hypothesis 4. Testing the question or hypothesis 5. Evaluating results of the test or study |
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Define: Truth seeking
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See the true meaning of a situation. Be courageous about asking questions; be honest and objective about asking questions
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Explain the Nursing Practice Applications to Critical Thinking
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Interpretation
Analysis Inference Evaluation Explanation Self-regulation |
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Explain the Critical thinking model for nursing judgement
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3 levels of critical thinking- lvl 1 basic, lvl2 complex, lvl3 commitment
Components of critical thinking- Specific knowledge base, Experience, Competencies, attitudes, standards |
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Explain the components of critical thinking in nursing
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Specific Knowledge Base
Experience Nursing Process Competency Attitudes for Critical Thinking Standards for Critical Thinking Professional Standards |
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Explain the critical thinking attitudes and applications in nursing practice
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Confidence
Thinking Independently Fairness Responsibility and Authority Risk Taking Discipline Perserverance Creativity Curiosity Integrity Humility |
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Define: Open-Mindedness
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Be tolerant of different views; be sensitive to the possibility of your own prejudices; respect the right of others to have different opinions.
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Define: Analyticity
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Analyze potentially problematic situations; anticipate possible results or consequences; value reason; use evidence based knowledge
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Define: Systematicity
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Be organized, focused; work hard in any inquiry
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