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Chapter 15: Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice Flashcards

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Critical thinking

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the ability to think in a systematic and logical manner with openness to question and reflect on the reasoning process.

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Clinical judgement

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involves the interpretation of a patient’s needs, concerns, or health problems and whether to act, not act, modify, or improvise approaches on the basis of a patient’s response.

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Critical thinking/Clinical Judgement involves

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  • open-mindedness
  • creativity
  • confidence
  • continual inquiry
  • perseverance
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Critical thinking/clinical judgement is acquired through

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experience, commitment, active curiosity toward learning

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Steps to Critical Thinking

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  1. recognize that an issue (patient problem) exists
  2. analyze the information (clinical data about the patient)
  3. evaluate the info. (reviewing assumptions & evidence)
  4. Make conclusions
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When making conclusions, consider

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  1. alternatives
  2. ethical principles
  3. informed decisions
  4. patient preferences
  5. evidence based knowledge from research & clinical experience
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What separates RN’s from technicians?

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clinical decision making

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What do professional nurses do that technical personnel don’t do?

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  • assesses for changes in a patient’s condition
  • recognized potential problems
  • identifies new problems as they arise
  • takes immediate action when a clinical condition worsens
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Technical Personnel

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follow directions in completing aspects of care.

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Reflection

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purposeful thinking back or recalling a situation to discover its purpose or meaning.

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What kinds of questions do you ask yourself during reflection?

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What did I notice before? How did I act? What could I have done differently? What went really well? What should I do next time in the same situation?

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Interpretation

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collect and clarify data (nursing diagnosis)

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What should you take into consideration when doing analysis?

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be open-minded as you look at data.

Do not make assumptions-is data true or are there options?

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Inference

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  • look at meaning and significance

- does the data confirm a problem exists?

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Evaluation

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look objectively. Use criteria such as expected outcomes.

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Explanation

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  • support your findings and conclusions.

- use knowledge & experience to choose strategies to use in the care of patients

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Self-regulation

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  • reflect on our experiences.

- identify ways to improve performance.

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Nursing Practice Applications:

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  1. interpretation
  2. analysis
  3. inference
  4. evaluation
  5. explanation
  6. self-regulation
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Critical Thinking Behavior includes

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  1. truth-seeking
  2. open-mindedness
  3. analytical
  4. systematic
  5. self-confidence
  6. inquisitiveness
  7. maturity
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truth-seeking

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  • seek the true meaning of a situation.

- be honest and objective when asking questions

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open-mindedness

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  • be tolerant of different views.
  • be sensitive to your own prejudices.
  • respect the rights of others with differing opinions.
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analytical

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  • analyze problematic situations.
  • anticipate results or consequences
  • use evidenced based knowledge.
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systematic

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be organized, focused

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self-confidence

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trust your own reasoning process

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inquisitiveness
be eager to acquire knowledge
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maturity
reflect on your own judgements; cognitive maturity
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What are the levels of critical thinking?
1. Basic Critical Thinking 2. Complex Critical Thinking 3. Commitment
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What happens during Basic Critical Thinking?
- the learner trusts that the experts have the right answers for every problem. - thinking is concrete
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What does it mean when they say "thinking is concrete"?
ex. ) referring to hospital policy and procedure for guidelines in inserting a foley catheter - may not be able to modify for patients with unique needs.
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What happens during Complex Critical Thinking?
- begin to separate yourself from experts. - begin to analyze and examine choices more independently - thinking ability and initiative to look beyond expert opinion begins to change - learns alternative and perhaps conflicting solutions exist - each solution has benefits and risks.
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What happens during the Commitment level of Critical Thinking?
- a person anticipates when to make choices w/out assistance from others and accepts accountability for decisions made - choosing an action or belief based on the available alternatives and support it.
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Sometimes an action is
to NOT act or to delay an action
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Scientific Method
- uses reasoning - systemic and orderly approach to gathering data and solving problems - verifies that a set of facts agrees with reality
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Five Steps of the Scientific Method
1. identifying the problem 2. collecting data 3. formulating a question or hypothesis 4. testing the question or hypotheses 5. evaluating the results of the test or study
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Problem solving
when a problem arises, you obtain info. and use it plus what your already know to find a solution (everyday problems)
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Decision making
- focuses on problem resolution. | - following a set of criteria helps make a thorough and thoughtful decision.
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Diagnostic Reasoning and Inference
- Drawing conclusions from related pieces of evidence & previous experience with the evidence (Inference). - Analytical process for determining a patient’s health problems. - Begins with patient interaction or while making physical or behavioral observations. - Accurate recognition of a patient’s problems is necessary before deciding on solutions and implementing actions.
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Clinical Decision Making
Requires careful reasoning in choosing the best options for the best patient outcomes on the basis of the patient’s condition and priority of problems.
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the nursing process allows nurses to
help patients meet agreed-on outcomes for better health
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The purpose of the nursing process is to diagnose and treat human responses to actual or potential health problems including:
- patient symptoms - physiological and psychological reactions to treatment - need for knowledge - patient's ability to cope with loss
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Eleven Critical Thinking Attitudes
1. confidence 2. thinking independently 3. fairness 4. responsibility and accountability 5. risk taking 6. discipline 7. perseverance 8. creativity 9. curiosity 10. integrity 11. humility
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Standards for Critical Thinking
intellectual standards and professional standards
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intellectual standards
- knowledge base in nursing and related sciences | - critical thinking (precise, specific, accurate, relevant, consistent and logical)
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professional standards
ethical criteria for nursing judgements
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professional standards focus on
- patient values and beliefs | - using EBP for clinical decisions. (clinical decision guidelines, standards of treatment, assessment criteria)
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What are ways to help develop critical thinking skills?
- reflective journaling - meeting with colleagues - concept mapping
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reflective journaling (reflection)
- the process of purposefully thinking back or recalling a situation to discover its purpose or meaning. - thinking, analyzing, learning from your work.
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Meeting with colleagues
- discuss and examine work experiences | - questions, differing viewpoints, shared experiences
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concept mapping
visual representation of a patients problems, interventions and their relationship to each other.
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What are things that makes nursing stressful?
- enduring 12 hour shifts - enduring patient suffering: disease, painful treatments - fast-paced work settings
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