Critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and clinical judgment is purposeful informed, outcome-focused thinking. Is driven by patient, family, and community needs. Based on principles of nursing process and scientific method. Uses both intuition and logic, based on knowledge, skills, and experience. Requires strategies that make the most of human potential. Is constantly reevaluating, self-correcting, and striving to improve. For students and nurses, critical thinking skills are essential by identifying the goal of your thinking, adequacy of what you know, potential problems or issues, helpful resources, and alternative decisions. Use critical thinking skills ( a systematic way to shape thoughts and achieve a desirable outcome) to promote the
