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describe critical thinking in nursing
CT is an active, orderly, well thought-out reasoning process that guides a nurse in
various approaches to making a nursing judgement. (use knowledge, experience,
problem-solving, logic, reasoning and decision making.)
name the components of critical thinking
knowledge, experience, critical thinking competencies, attitudes, and intellectual and
professional standards.
Critical thinking evolves through 3 levels. Name the 3 levels
Basic
Complex
Commitment
Reflection
purposefully thinking back or recalling a situation to discover its meaning and gain
insight into the event.
Language's role in CT
Clear, concise language demonstrates focused thinking and communicating
unambiguous messages and expectations.
Intuition
Inner sensing that something is so
Intuition should spark the nurse to search the data to confirm or disprove the feeling.
Basic CT
Trust the experts
Results from limited knowledge and experience and inadequate CT experience.
Complex CT
Beginning to express autonomy by analyzing and examining data
Results from an increase in nursing knowledge, experience, intuition, and more flexible
attitudes.
Commitment CT
the nurse expects to make choices without the help from others and fully assumes
responsibility for those choices.
Results from expert level of knowledge, experience, developed intuition and reflective,
flexible attitudes.
Knowledge component of CT
info specific for nursing
Basic nursing education
Continuing Education
Advanced degrees and certifications
Experience component of CT
Decision-making ability derived from opportunities to observe, sense, and interact with
clients followed by active reflection.