Critical Thinking Skills In Nursing

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come naturally. Critical thinking and problem-solving skills are learned. I've worked with nurses and felt they lack these skills, but I never consider how indebt the factors related to gaining these skills were. My project has a long way to go, being that it can't be evaluated due to implementation is scheduled for August 2017. This capstone gave me the courage and confidence to truly assess the needs of a program and make recommendations. As a MSN prepared Nurse, I've develop more leadership skills than I ever had within my nursing career. My attitude now is focus on change, and helping to create new innovations that will change not only the organization, but my community as a whole. I'm hoping this capstone brings growth and development

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