| Question | Answer |
| Critical Thinking | the use of cognitive skills or strategies that increase the probability of a desirable outcome |
| What are some other terms used in place of critical thinking? | reasoning
refection
common sense
problem solving
analysis
inquiry |
| Intellectual Humility | Having a consciousness of the limits of one's knowledge |
| Intellectual Empathy | Having a consciousness of the need to imaginatively put oneself in the place of others in order to genuinely understand them |
| Intellectual Integrity | To be consistent in the intellectual standards one applies
to hold one's self to the same rigorous standards of evidence and proof to which one holds one's antagonists |
| Intellectual Perserverance | Having a consciousness of the need to use intellectual insights and truths in spite of difficulties, obstacles, and frustrations |
| Intellectual Sense of Justice | Having a consciousness of the need to treat all viewpoints alike, without reference to one's own feelings or vested interests, or the feelings or vested interests of one's friends, community or nation |
| The Standard Problem Solving Method | Gather Data, or Factual Information
Identify the Problem
Decide what outcome is Desirable
Make A Plan
Implement the Plan
Evaluate the Plan of Care |
| Role of the LPN | Provide Direct Care
Develope a therapeutic relationship and understand the patients needs |
| The Nursing Process | Asssessment
Nursing Diagnosis
Planning Care
Implementation
Evaluation |
| Viligance | Anticipating and preventing problems |
| WHAT'S UP? | Where is it?
How does it feel?
Aggravating and Alleviating Factors
When did it start? How long does it last?
Other Useful Data
Patient Perception of the Problem |
