critical thinking cards for ATI Proctored exam

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.