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| What is critical thinking according to Di vito-thomas? |
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| an active, organized, cognitive process used to carefully examine one's thinking and the thinking of others. It involves recognizing that an issue exists, analyzing information about the issue, evaluating information, and making conclusions. |
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| What are the skills associated with critical thinking? |
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| Interpretation, Analysis, Inference, evaluation, explanation, self-regulation |
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| Looking for patterns and orderly data collection. |
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| What are the 7 concepts for critical thinking? |
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| Truth Seeking, Open-Mindedness, analyticity, systematicity, self-confidence, inquisitiveness, Maturity. |
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| analyze potentially problematic situationsl anticipate possible results or consequences, value reason, use evidence-based knowledge. |
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| Why is maturity an important part of critical thinking? |
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| multiple solutions are acceptable, reflect upon your own judgements, have cognitive maturity. |
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| What are some questions you can ask yourself to stay in a critical state of mind with a patient? |
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| What is the clien'ts status now? How might it change nad why? What do I know ot improive the client's condition? in what way will a specific therapy affect the client? |
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| What is the basis of being a basic critical thinker? |
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| The acceptance that there is more than one answer to a problem. |
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| What are some things that keep a person from going to the complex critical thinking stage? |
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| Inexperience, weak competencies, and inflexible attitudes restrict a person's ability to move to the next level |
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| What is the first thing complex critical thinkers do? |
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SEPERATE THEMSELVES FROM AUTHORITY
:D (to those reading this, I love that idea!) |
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| At the Commitment level what does a person do? |
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| Anticipates the need to make choices without assistance from others. |
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| What are the critical thinking competencies? |
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| Scientific method, Problem solving, decision making, diagnostic reasoning and inference, clinical decision making, nursing process as a competency. |
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| What are the five steps of scientific method? |
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1) Problem identification
2) collection of data
3) Formulation of research questions or hypothesis
4) testing the question or hypothesis
5) evaluating results of the test or study |
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| What does a person have to do to make a decision? |
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1) recognize and define the problem or situations.
2) assess all options.
3) weigh each option against a set of criteria
4)test possible options
5)consider the consequences of the decision
6) make a final decision. |
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| What is diagnostic reasoning? |
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| It is a process of determining a client's health status after you assign meaning to the behaviors, physical signs, and symptoms presented by the client. |
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| the process of drawing conclusions from related pieces of evidence. |
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| What is clinical decision making? |
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| a problem solving activity that focues on defining client problems and selecting appropriate treatment. |
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| How would you improve your clinical decision making? |
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| In clinical decision making what is the selection of nursing therapy based on? |
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The indentified status and situation of the client
Knowledge about the clinical variables involved in the situation and how the varables are linked togehter
a Judgnment about the likely course of events and outcomes of the diagnosed problem, considering any health risks the client has, including knowledge about usual patterns of any diagnosed problem or prognosis
any addition relevant data about requirements in the client's daily living, functional capactiy, and social resources.
Knowledge about the nursing therapy options avialable and the way in which specific interventiosnn will predicatbly affect the client's situation. |
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| What is the purpose of the nursing process? |
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| diagnose and treat human responses to actual or potential health problems. |
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| What is in the center of the 5 step nursing process model? |
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| What happens before a nursing diagnosis and after it? |
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Before: assessment
After: Planning |
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| What comes before and after evaluation in the 5 step critical thinking process? |
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Before: Implementation
After: ASsessment |
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| What is the first component of the criticla thinking model for a nurse? |
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| What are the attitudes for critical thinking?: |
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| Confidence, thinking independently, fairness, responsibility and authority, risk taking, discipline, persecerance, creativity, curiosity, integrity, humility |
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| Why should a nurse be confident? |
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| Because if you are not confident in completing a nursing skill, you focus on your feelings of anxiety in not knowing what to do. |
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| Why should a nurse think independently? |
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| by considering all sides of the situation it allows you to consider and/or challenge another persons opinion aobut a problem. This allows the best option for the patient. |
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| Why should a nurse be fair? |
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| A critical thinker deals with situations justly, do not let your own opinions influence the decision for a patient, walk a mile in their shoes.... |
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| Why should a nurse be responsible or accountable? |
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| because a good nurse is capable at recognizing when nursing care is ineffective. |
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| Why should a nurse be a risk taker? |
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| Because often times a better procedure comes out, it allows the advancement of medicine. |
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| Why should a nurse be disciplined? |
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| So that he never misses details and follows a systematic approach to problems. |
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| Why should a nurse persevere? |
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| Because many problems are re-occurring and various approaches may be needed before the correct on is found. |
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| Why should a nurse be creative? |
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Because we are awesome like that ;)
But really, so that various solutions to problems can be brain stormed and put into effect. |
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| What is a critical thinkers favorite question? |
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| What is a person if they have integrity? |
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| a nurse with integrity has honesty and is willing to admit to mistakes or inconsistencies in his or her own behavior, ideas, and beliefs. |
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| Why should a nurse have humility? |
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because a clients welfare and safety are at risk when you don't admit to not knowing how to do something.
HAVE HUMILITY, ASK SOMEONE WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW. |
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| What is an intellectual standard? |
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| an intellectual standard is a giudeline or principle for rational though. |
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| What are some ways to become a better critical thinker? |
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| What are some things you should ask yourself in your reflective journal? |
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What experience, situation, or information in your clinical experience seems confusing, difficult, or interesting?
What is the meaning of the experience, feelings you had?
Do the feelings, guesses or questions remind you of any experience from the past or present?
What are the connections between what is being described and what you have learned about nursing science, research and theory? |
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