NSG 300 TOPIC 5 WITH 100%
APPROVED SOLUTIONS
2026/2027 STUDY SET
CRITICAL THINKING IS:
THE ABILITY TO THINK IN A SYSTEMATIC AND LOGICAL MANNER WITH OPENNESS TO
QUESTION AND REFLECT ON THE REASONING PROCESS
CRITICAL THINKING IS MORE THAN JUST PROBLEM SOLVING...
IT IS A CONTINUOUS ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE HOW TO APPLY YOURSELF WHEN FACED WITH
PROBLEMS IN PATIENT CARE.
WHAT ARE THE LEVELS OF CRITICAL THINKING
1. BASIC
2. COMPLEX
3. COMMITMENT
WHAT ARE THE COMPONENTS OF CRITICAL THINKING
SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE BASE
EXPERIENCE
COMPETENCIES
ATTITUDES
STANDARDS
BASIC LEVEL OF CRITICAL THINKING
,A LEARNER TRUSTS THAT EXPERTS HAVE THE RIGHT ANSWERS FOR EVERY PROBLEM.
THINKING IS CONCRETE AND BASED ON A SET OF RULES OR PRINCIPLES.
COMPLEX CRITICAL THINKERS
BEGIN TO SEPARATE THEMSELVES FROM EXPERTS AND ANALYZE THE CLINICAL SITUATION
AND EXAMINE CHOICES MORE INDEPENDENTLY. IN COMPLEX CRITICAL THINKING, EACH
SOLUTION HAS BENEFITS AND RISKS THAT YOU WEIGH BEFORE MAKING A FINAL DECISION
COMMITMENT LEVEL OF CRITICAL THINKING
NURSES ANTICIPATE WHEN TO MAKE CHOICES WITHOUT ASSISTANCE FROM OTHERS AND
ACCEPT ACCOUNTABILITY FOR DECISIONS MADE.
SCIENTIFIC METHOD
A SYSTEMATIC, ORDERED APPROACH TO GATHERING DATA AND SOLVING PROBLEMS.
FIVE STEPS OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM
COLLECT DATA
FORMULATE A QUESTION OR HYPOTHESIS
TEST THE QUESTION OR HYPOTHESIS
EVALUATE RESULTS OF THE TEST OR STUDY
WHAT ARE THE TWO COMPONENTS OF CLINICAL DECISION MAKING?
-A NURSE'S UNDERSTANDING OF A SPECIFIC PATIENT
-A NURSE'S SUBSEQUENT SELECTION OF INTERVENTIONS.
WHAT ARE SOME IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF KNOWING YOUR PATIENT
-SPEND MORE TIME DURING INITIAL PATIENT ASSESSMENT (DETERMINE WHAT IS IMPORTANT
TO THEM)
, -PERSONAL CONVO RATHER THAN TASK-ORIENTED CONVO
-LISTEN TO PATIENTS EXPERIENCE WITH ILLNESS
-CHECK ON PATIENTS CONSISTENTLY
-ASK FOR THE SAME PATIENT OVER CONSECUTIVE DAYS
REFLECTIVE JOURNALING
O DEFINE AND EXPRESS CLINICAL EXPERIENCES IN YOUR OWN WORDS
MEETING WITH COLLEAGUES
O DISCUSS AND EXAMINE WORK EXPERIENCES AND VALIDATE DECISIONS
CONCEPT MAPPING
O VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF PATIENT PROBLEMS AND INTERVENTIONS THAT SHOWS THEIR
RELATIONSHIPS TO ONE ANOTHER
ASSESS
GATHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE PATIENT'S CONDITION
DIAGNOSIS
IDENTIFY THE PATIENTS PROBLEM
PLAN
SET GOALS OF CARE AND DESIRES OUTCOMES AND IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE NURSING
ACTIONS
IMPLEMENT
PERFORM THE NURSING ACTIONS IDENTIFIED IN PLANNING
EVALUATE
APPROVED SOLUTIONS
2026/2027 STUDY SET
CRITICAL THINKING IS:
THE ABILITY TO THINK IN A SYSTEMATIC AND LOGICAL MANNER WITH OPENNESS TO
QUESTION AND REFLECT ON THE REASONING PROCESS
CRITICAL THINKING IS MORE THAN JUST PROBLEM SOLVING...
IT IS A CONTINUOUS ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE HOW TO APPLY YOURSELF WHEN FACED WITH
PROBLEMS IN PATIENT CARE.
WHAT ARE THE LEVELS OF CRITICAL THINKING
1. BASIC
2. COMPLEX
3. COMMITMENT
WHAT ARE THE COMPONENTS OF CRITICAL THINKING
SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE BASE
EXPERIENCE
COMPETENCIES
ATTITUDES
STANDARDS
BASIC LEVEL OF CRITICAL THINKING
,A LEARNER TRUSTS THAT EXPERTS HAVE THE RIGHT ANSWERS FOR EVERY PROBLEM.
THINKING IS CONCRETE AND BASED ON A SET OF RULES OR PRINCIPLES.
COMPLEX CRITICAL THINKERS
BEGIN TO SEPARATE THEMSELVES FROM EXPERTS AND ANALYZE THE CLINICAL SITUATION
AND EXAMINE CHOICES MORE INDEPENDENTLY. IN COMPLEX CRITICAL THINKING, EACH
SOLUTION HAS BENEFITS AND RISKS THAT YOU WEIGH BEFORE MAKING A FINAL DECISION
COMMITMENT LEVEL OF CRITICAL THINKING
NURSES ANTICIPATE WHEN TO MAKE CHOICES WITHOUT ASSISTANCE FROM OTHERS AND
ACCEPT ACCOUNTABILITY FOR DECISIONS MADE.
SCIENTIFIC METHOD
A SYSTEMATIC, ORDERED APPROACH TO GATHERING DATA AND SOLVING PROBLEMS.
FIVE STEPS OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM
COLLECT DATA
FORMULATE A QUESTION OR HYPOTHESIS
TEST THE QUESTION OR HYPOTHESIS
EVALUATE RESULTS OF THE TEST OR STUDY
WHAT ARE THE TWO COMPONENTS OF CLINICAL DECISION MAKING?
-A NURSE'S UNDERSTANDING OF A SPECIFIC PATIENT
-A NURSE'S SUBSEQUENT SELECTION OF INTERVENTIONS.
WHAT ARE SOME IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF KNOWING YOUR PATIENT
-SPEND MORE TIME DURING INITIAL PATIENT ASSESSMENT (DETERMINE WHAT IS IMPORTANT
TO THEM)
, -PERSONAL CONVO RATHER THAN TASK-ORIENTED CONVO
-LISTEN TO PATIENTS EXPERIENCE WITH ILLNESS
-CHECK ON PATIENTS CONSISTENTLY
-ASK FOR THE SAME PATIENT OVER CONSECUTIVE DAYS
REFLECTIVE JOURNALING
O DEFINE AND EXPRESS CLINICAL EXPERIENCES IN YOUR OWN WORDS
MEETING WITH COLLEAGUES
O DISCUSS AND EXAMINE WORK EXPERIENCES AND VALIDATE DECISIONS
CONCEPT MAPPING
O VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF PATIENT PROBLEMS AND INTERVENTIONS THAT SHOWS THEIR
RELATIONSHIPS TO ONE ANOTHER
ASSESS
GATHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE PATIENT'S CONDITION
DIAGNOSIS
IDENTIFY THE PATIENTS PROBLEM
PLAN
SET GOALS OF CARE AND DESIRES OUTCOMES AND IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE NURSING
ACTIONS
IMPLEMENT
PERFORM THE NURSING ACTIONS IDENTIFIED IN PLANNING
EVALUATE
