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problem solving Ans✓✓✓ part of decision making; a systematic process
focusing on analyzing a difficult situation involving higher order
reasoning and evaluation
decision making Ans✓✓✓ a complex, cognitive process of choosing a
particular course of action; the thought process of selecting a logical
choice from available options
critical thinking (reflective thinking) Ans✓✓✓ the mental process of
actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing,
synthesizing, and evaluating information to reach an answer or
conclusion
clinical reasoning Ans✓✓✓ integrating and applying different types of
knowledge to weigh evidence, critically think about arguments, and
reflect on the process used to arrive at diagnosis
-case studies
*provide a more interactive learning experience for students than the
traditional didactic approach
-simulation
,*provides learners opportunities for problem solving that have little or
no risk to patients or to organizational performance
-problem-based learning
*the learning itself is collaborative as the teacher guides the students to
be self-directed in their learning, and many experts suggest that this type
of active learning helps to develop critical thinking skills Ans✓✓✓ how
can case studies, simulation, and problem-based learning be used to
improve the quality of decision making?
-heuristics
*trial and error or rule-of-thumb
*practical mental shortcuts and are not expected to provide perfect or
optimal problem solving
*provide a more immediate solution to the decision at hand Ans✓✓✓
strengths and limitations of using intuition and heuristics as adjuncts to
problem solving and decision making
-self-aware
-courageous
-sensitive
-energetic
-creative Ans✓✓✓ identify characteristics of successful decision
making
,-patient or population
-intervention
-comparison
-outcome Ans✓✓✓ use PICO format to search for current best evidence
to address problems
-implement and evaluate nationally sanctioned clinical practice
guidelines
-question and challenge nursing traditions and promote a spirit of risk
taking
-dispel myths and traditions not supported by evidence
-collaborate with other nurses locally and globally
-interact with other disciplines to bring nursing evidence to the table
-keep abreast of the evidence- subscribe to professional journals and
read widely
-use and encourage use of multiple sources of evidence
-use evidence not only to support clinical interventions but also to
support teaching strategies
-find established sources of evidence in your specialty- do not reinvent
the wheel Ans✓✓✓ strategies used to promote EBP as a new nurse
-gender
-values
-life experience
-individual preference
, -brain hemisphere dominance and thinking styles Ans✓✓✓ describe the
importance of individual variations in the decision making process
-define objectives clearly
-gather data carefully
-take the time necessary
-generate many alternatives
-think logically
-choose and active decisively Ans✓✓✓ critical elements of decision
making
-powerful people in organizations are more likely to have decisions
made that are congruent with their own preferences and values
-in addition, not only do the preferences of the powerful influence
decisions of the less powerful but the powerful also can inhibit the
preferences of the less powerful
-this occurs because individuals who remain and advance in
organizations are those who feel and express values and beliefs
congruent with the organization Ans✓✓✓ discuss the effect of
organizational power and values on individual decision making
economic man Ans✓✓✓ -makes decisions in rational manner
-has complete knowledge of problem or situation
-considers all alternatives
-has systematic ordering of alternatives