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critical thinking
Process of intentional higher-level thinking to define a client's problem, examine the evidence-
based practice in caring for the client, and make choices in the delivery of care.
clinical reasoning
Cognitive and metacognitive processes that uses thinking strategies to gather and analyze client
information, evaluate the relevance of the information, and decide on possible nursing actions to
improve the client's physiological and psychological outcomes
clinical judgment
Cognitive, psychomotor, and affective processes demonstrated through actions and behaviors.
"Application of critical thinking in clinical practice"
affective components of critical thinking
the following are what type of components of critical thinking?
-confidence
-contextual perspective
-creativity
-flexibility
-inquisitiveness
-intellectual integrity
-intuition
,-open mindedness
-perseverance
-reflection
cognitive components of critical thinking
the following are what type of components of critical thinking?
-analyzing
-applying standards
-discriminating
-information seeking
-logical reasoning
-predicting
-transforming knowledge
ways to use critical thinking
*Pulling from other subjects/fields
-think pre nursing courses, such as PSYC, BIOL, math
*During stressful or unexpected events
-think client needing CPR or having hemorrhage
*Utilizing ADPIE
-assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation
*Creatively-what do you do when what you are doing doesn’t work anymore? Or, when the
order requires resources, you don’t have?
, *Generate many ideas rapidly
*Flexible, able to change viewpoints or directions in thinking rapidly and easily
*Create original solutions to problems
*Independent, self-confident, even when under pressure
*Demonstrate individuality
critical analysis, induction reasoning, deductive reasoning, facts, inference, judgments,
opinions
what are some techniques you can use in critical thinking?
inductive reasoning
Generalizations formed from a set of facts or observations.
-Moves from specific premises to a generalized conclusion
-Ex. SSx of dehydration means everyone who presents with these SSx is dehydrated
deductive reasoning
reasoning from general premise to the specific conclusion
-Ex. everyone in Louisiana loves gumbo, so you must love gumbo in WM, La
using ADPIE, problem solving, trial and error, intuition, research/evidence-based practice
What are ways you can apply critical thinking?
attitudes that promote critical thinking
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critical thinking
Process of intentional higher-level thinking to define a client's problem, examine the evidence-
based practice in caring for the client, and make choices in the delivery of care.
clinical reasoning
Cognitive and metacognitive processes that uses thinking strategies to gather and analyze client
information, evaluate the relevance of the information, and decide on possible nursing actions to
improve the client's physiological and psychological outcomes
clinical judgment
Cognitive, psychomotor, and affective processes demonstrated through actions and behaviors.
"Application of critical thinking in clinical practice"
affective components of critical thinking
the following are what type of components of critical thinking?
-confidence
-contextual perspective
-creativity
-flexibility
-inquisitiveness
-intellectual integrity
-intuition
,-open mindedness
-perseverance
-reflection
cognitive components of critical thinking
the following are what type of components of critical thinking?
-analyzing
-applying standards
-discriminating
-information seeking
-logical reasoning
-predicting
-transforming knowledge
ways to use critical thinking
*Pulling from other subjects/fields
-think pre nursing courses, such as PSYC, BIOL, math
*During stressful or unexpected events
-think client needing CPR or having hemorrhage
*Utilizing ADPIE
-assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation
*Creatively-what do you do when what you are doing doesn’t work anymore? Or, when the
order requires resources, you don’t have?
, *Generate many ideas rapidly
*Flexible, able to change viewpoints or directions in thinking rapidly and easily
*Create original solutions to problems
*Independent, self-confident, even when under pressure
*Demonstrate individuality
critical analysis, induction reasoning, deductive reasoning, facts, inference, judgments,
opinions
what are some techniques you can use in critical thinking?
inductive reasoning
Generalizations formed from a set of facts or observations.
-Moves from specific premises to a generalized conclusion
-Ex. SSx of dehydration means everyone who presents with these SSx is dehydrated
deductive reasoning
reasoning from general premise to the specific conclusion
-Ex. everyone in Louisiana loves gumbo, so you must love gumbo in WM, La
using ADPIE, problem solving, trial and error, intuition, research/evidence-based practice
What are ways you can apply critical thinking?
attitudes that promote critical thinking
