Critical Thinking Flashcards
(31 cards)
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what is critical thinking
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- mode of thinking in which the thinker improves the quality of their thinking by skillfully analyzing, assessing, and reconstructing it
- cognitive process used to analyze empirics
- knowledge based
- not dependent on the situation at hand but rather on the knowledge o the subject that the nurse possesses
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process of critical thinking
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- based on evidence and science rather than assumption/conjectures
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3 levels of critical thinking
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1) basic
2) complex
3) commitment
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basic critical thinking
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- concrete
- based on a set of rules
- answers either right or wrong
- only one right answer exists
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complex critical thinking
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- separate processes form others thinking
- examine choices more independently
- look beyond expert opinions
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commitment critical thinking
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- anticipate need to make choices without assistance from other professionals
- choose action or belief on the basis of the viability of alternative solutions available
- stand by your choice
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steps of critical thinking process
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1) interpretation
2) analysis
3) inference
4) evaluation
5) explanation
6) self regulation
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interpretation
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- orderly data collection
- look for patterns to organize the data (nursing diagnosis)
- clarify data of which you are uncertain
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analysis
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- need to be open minded as you look into the info about your client
- avoid making assumptions
- ask whether data reveals what you think is true or whether other scenarios are possible
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inference
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- examine meanings and relationships in data
- form hypothesis and conclusions on the basis of patterns observed
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evaluation
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- access all situation objectively
- use criteria to determine effectiveness of nursing actions
- identify required changes
- reflect upon own behaviour
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explanation
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- support findings and conclusions
- use knowledge and select strategies to use in care of your patients
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self regulation
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- reflect on own experiences
- adhere to standards of practice
- apply ethical principles to nursing practice
- identify ways to improve performance
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well-cultivated critical thinker
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- Raises vital questions and problems, formulating them clearly and precisely
- Gathers and assesses relevant information, using abstract ideas to interpret it effectively
- Comes to well-reasoned conclusions and solutions, testing them against relevant criteria and standards
- Thinks open-mindedly within alternative systems of thought, recognizing and assessing, as needs be, their assumptions, implications, and practical consequences
- Communicates effectively with others in figuring out solutions to complex problems
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qualities of critical thinking
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- truth seeking
- open mindedness
- analyticity
- systematicity
- self confidence
- inquisitiveness
- maturity
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truth seeking
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- what is really happening in the situation
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open mindedness
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- being acceptive to new ideas
- being tolerant to other points of view
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analyticity
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- determining significance of a situation
- interpreting meaning
- anticipating possible results/consequences
- uses evidence informed knowledge in nursing practice
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systematicity
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- being organized and focused in data collection
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self confidence
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- trust in your own resining process
- seek confirmation from experts when uncertain
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inquisitiveness
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- actively seeking knowledge
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maturity
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- accept that multiple solutions are possible
- willing to consider other explanations
- using prudence in making/suspending/revising judgements
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components of critical thinking in nursing
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- specific knowledge base
- experience in nursing
- critical thinking competencies
- attitudes fro critical thinking
- standards for critical thinking
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specific knowledge base
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- depth of your knowledge which influences your ability to integrate and apply different kinds of knowledge to your practice
- to think critically about nursing problems in a range of practice settings
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experience in nursing
- beyond textbook knowledge
| - able to make safe adaptations based on practice and deeper thinking
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critical thinking competencies
- scientific method
- problem solving
- decision making
- specific diagnostic reasoning
- clinical inference
- process of drawing conclusions from related pieces of evidence
- nursing process falls under this
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attitudes for critical thinking
- interpreting, evaluating, and making judgements about adequacy of arguments and available data
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standards for critical thinking
- intellectual standards: guidelines for rational thought
- professional standards: ethical criteria for nursing judgement, evidence informed criteria for evaluation, criteria for professional responsibility
- code of ethics falls under this
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clinical reasoning
- application of critical thinking to clinical situations
- cognitive process used by healthcare practitioners to address patient issues
- involves synthesis of knowledge and experience
- requires background of scientific knowledge and general case or particular instance in which to apply knowledge
- a set of cognitive processes used to discern the relevance of the evidence and scientific knowledge as it applies to a particular patient
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Tanners definition of clinical judgment
- an interpretation of conclusion about a patients needs, concerns, or health problems
- the decision to take action or not, use or modify standard approaches, r improvise new ones as deemed appropriate by patients responses
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tanners 5 assumptions of clinical judgment
1) more influences by what nurses bring to situation than objective data of situation
2) sound clinical judgment rests to some degree on knowing patient and their typical pattern of response, and engagement with patient and their concerns
3) clinical judgments influences by context in which the situation occurs and culture of nursing care unit
4) nurses use a variety of reasoning patterns alone or in combinations
5) reflection on practice is often triggered by a breakdown I clinical judgment and is critical fro development of knowledge and improvement of clinical reasoning
