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critical thinking
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is clinical judgment | observed outcome of critical thinking and decision making |
| clinical judgments are influenced more by .... than obj data | nurse's experience and knowledge |
| critical thinking def | ability to think in systematic and logical manner with openness to question and reflect on reasoning process |
| what is clinical decision making | requires to use judgment in investigating and analyzing all aspects of clinical prob and apply scientific and nursing knowledge to choose best action |
| critical thinking competence ex | ability to perform skills proficiently |
| how does environment affect clinical decision making | needs proficiency to recognize patient changes timely and judge whether info is adequate to make clear decision |
| how does task complexity and interruptions affect clinical decision making | know limitations, collaborate and don't get distracted |
| what are intellectual standadrds | guideline or principle for rational thoughts (must be clear precise specific accurate relevant plausible consistent logical deep broad complete significant adequate and fair |
| what are professional standards for decision making | ethical criteria for nursing judgments, evidence based critera used for evaluation and professional responsibility |
| what is REFLECT | recall, examine, acknowledge feelings, learn, explore, create, time |
| what is basic critical level thinking | answer to questions are right or wrong, single solution resolved, |
| ex of basic critical thinking | beginner nursing students (task orientated instead of patient's meeting unique needs) |
| what is complex critical thinking | makes decisions more independently, adapts to patient's needs and analyzes situation deeper |
| what is commitment critical thinking | able to make choices without assistance from others and accept accountability for decisions made |
| critical thinking attitudes (risk taking def) | questioning orders about patient's needs |
| critical thinking atittudes (integrity) | recognize if there will be conflicts between patient and your opinions |
| humility critical thinking attitudes def | recognize if you need more information to make decisions (go for help) |
| how does intellectual standards influence a nurse's clinical decisions | help make sure you have all the data you need, apply standards of logic and significance so plan of care = relevant to patient's needs, prevents from haphazardly critical thinking |
| what are 2 methods nurses use to evaluate clinical decisions/judgments | self evaluation to determine if nursing care approaches led to desired or expected patient outcomes and see if judgments were accurate and correct |