Chapter 8: Critical Thinking; Critical Thinking Attitudes Flashcards

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Confidence

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  • Learn how to introduce yourself
  • Speak with conviction when you begin a treatment or procedure.
  • Do not let the patient think that you are unsure of performing care safely.
  • Always be prepared
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Thinking Independently

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  • Read nursing literature, especially when there are different views on the same subject
  • Talk with colleagues and expert staff nurses to share ideas about nursing interventions
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Fairness

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Listen to both sides:

  • Family vs. Patient
  • Staff vs. Patient
  • Staff vs. Family
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Responsibility and Accountability

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  • Ask for help if needed
  • Report any problems immediately
  • Follow standards of practice in your care
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Risk Taking

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  • If your knowledge causes you to question a health care provider’s order, do so.
  • Offer alternative approaches to nursing care when colleague
  • Weigh all facts
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Discipline

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  • Be thorough in whatever you do
  • Use known criteria for activities such as assessment and evaluation
  • Take time
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Perseverance

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  • Be wary of an easy answer
  • Clarify information that is given to you
  • Look for a pattern, and find a solution
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Creativity

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Look for different approaches if interventions are not working

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Curiosity

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  • Always ask why

- A sign or symptom can indicate a variety of problems

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Integrity

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Recognize when your opinions may conflict with those of a patient, review your position and decide best to proceed to reach mutually beneficial outcomes

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Humility

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  • Recognize when you need more information to make a decision
  • When you are new to a clinical division and unfamiliar with the patients, ask for an orientation to an area
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