blended competencies
the set of intellectual, interpersonal, technical, and ethical/legal capacities needed to practice
professional nursing
caring
moral imperative that guides nursing praxis (education, practice, and research); action and
competencies that aim toward the good and welfare of others
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clinical judgement
refers to the result (outcome) of critical thinking or clinical reasoning; the conclusion, decision, or
opinion a nurse makes
clinical mapping
instructional strategy that requires learners to identify, graphically display, and link key concepts.
creative thinking
a process involving imagination, intuition, and spontaneity—factors that underpin the art of
nursing
creative thinking indicators
evidence-based descriptions of behaviors that demonstrate the knowledge, characteristics, and
skills that promote critical thinking in clinical practice
, Descision making
purposeful, goal-directed effort applied in a systematic way to make a choice among alternatives
intuitive problem solving
direct understanding of a situation based on a background of experience, knowledge, and skill
that makes expert decision making possible
Nursing Process
five-step systematic method for giving patient care; involves assessing, diagnosing, planning,
implementing, and evaluating
person-centered care
model of patient care based on holistic roots in which the nurse or other caregiver uses every
clinical encounter to assess how the person is doing and to communicate respect, compassion,
and care
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN)
stands for Quality and Safety Education for Nurses, a project for preparing future nurses with
the knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs) necessary to continuously improve the quality and
safety of the health care systems within which they work
reflective practice
occurs when the caregiver has a profound awareness of self, and one's own biases,
prejudgments, prejudices, and assumptions, and understands how these may affect the
therapeutic relationship
scientific problem solving:
systematic problem-solving process that involves (1) problem identification, (2) data collection,
(3) hypothesis formulation, (4) plan of action, (5) hypothesis testing, (6) interpretation of results,
and (7) evaluation resulting in conclusion or revision of the study
standards for critical thinking
clear, precise, specific, accurate, relevant, plausible, consistent, logical, deep, broad, complete,
significant, adequate (for the purpose), and fair