NR 224 Exam 1 Key Concepts Questions & Answers_ Spring

Chapter 15: Critical Thinking in Nursing 1. Discuss the importance of critical thinking in nursing practice.  Be able to think in a systematic and logical manner  Having open-mindedness, continual inquiry, and perseverance, combined with a willingness to look at each unique patient situation and determine which identified assumptions are true and relevant.  Analyzing information and evaluating and drawing conclusions  Using evidence- based knowledge in critical thinking  Basically using the nursing process ... 2. Discuss the factors that need to be considered when making clinical decisions. i. Discuss the levels of the critical thinking model. Basic, Complex, Commitment Basic Critical ThinkingBasic critical think level - the learner trusts that expert have the right answers for every problem.  They are likely to follow the procedure step by step without adjusting it to meet a patient’s unique needs  Inexperienced  Typically has weak competencies  Inflexible attitudes Ex: positioning to minimize the patient’s pain or mobility restrictions. For example: Referring to hospital policy and procedure for guidelines in inserting a Foley catheter. May not be able to modify for patients with unique needs.  Answers to complex problems as either right or wrong.  Learns to accept the diverse opinions and values or experts.  Inexperience, weak competencies, inflexible attitudes restrict a person’s ability to move to the next level of critical thinking. Complex Critical Thinking –  Begin to rely less on experts and trust their own decisions more. Ex: rather than using a procedure manual, you analyze the clinical situation and examine choices more