Potter-Perry Chapter 15 Critical Thinking

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The process of evaluating a situation and obtaining information to use in creating a solution

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Problem Solving

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Direct Understanding of the particulars of a situation without conscious deliberation

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Intuition

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Mental Process of which knowledge base, experience, competencies, attitudes, and standards are compounds.

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Critical Thinking

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The quality of continuing to seek additional options and a characteristic of critical thinking

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Perserverence

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The process of drawing conclusions from related pieces of evidence

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Inference

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The process of seeking truth or verifying that facts agree with reality; used in research

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Scientific Theory

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The 5 steps of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation used to identify and treat actual or potential health problems

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Nursing Process

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A process of purposefully thinking back about a situation to discover its meaning; a form of self evaluation

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Reflection

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The process of determining health status after analysis of data that explain a clinical judgement

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Diagnostic reasoning

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Organized, active decision making that carefully examines situations and values all available options

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Critical Thinking

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Consideration of a wide range of ideas before making a judgement

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Independent Thinking

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reliability and accountability for outcomes; ability to recognize when nursing care is ineffective

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Responsibility

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Willingness to try different approaches in a well-reasoned, logical, and thoughtful manner

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Risk taking

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Ability to recognize that a problem exists and seek evidence to support what is asserted as true.

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Attitude of Inquiry

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Information from basic sciences, humanities, behavioral sciences, and nursing

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Knowledge Base for Nursing Practice

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What is gained by the opportunity to observe and reflect while testing and applying knowledge

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Experience

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Recognition of one's own biases and prejudices

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Fairness

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Feeling of certainty about ones ability to accomplish a task

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Confidence

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Learn how to introduce yourself to a client; speak with conviction when you begin a treatment or procedure. Do not lead a client to think that you are unable to perform care safely. Always be well prepared before performing a nursing activity. Encourage a client to ask questions.

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Confidence

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Read the nursing literature, especially when there are different views on the same subject. Talk with other nurses and share ideas about nursing interventions.

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Thinking Independently

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Listen to both sides in any discussion. If a client or family member complains about a co-worker, listen to the story and then speak with the co-worker as well. If a staff member labels a client uncooperative, assume the care of that client with openness and a desire to meet that client's needs.

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Fairness

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Ask for help if you are uncertain about how to perform a nursing skill. Refer to a policy and procedure manual to review steps of a skill. Report any problems immediately. Follow standards of practice in your care.

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Responsibility and Authority

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If your knowledge causes you to question a health care provider's order, do so. Be willing to recommend alternative approaches to nursing care when colleagues are having little success with clients.

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Risk taking

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Be thorough in whatever you do. Use known scientific and practice-based criteria for activities such as assessment and evaluation. Take time to be thorough, and manage your time effectively.

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Discipline

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Be cautious of an easy answer. If co-workers give you information about a client and some fact seems to be missing, go clarify information or talk to the client directly. If problems of the same type continue to occur on a nursing division, bring co-workers together, look for a pattern, and find a solution.

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Perseverance

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Look for different approaches if interventions are not working for a client. For example, a client in pain may need a different positioning or distraction technique. When appropriate, involve the client's family in adapting your approaches to care methods used at home.

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Creativity

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Always ask why. A clinical sign or symptom often indicates a variety of problems. Explore and learn more about the client so as to make appropriate clinical judgments.

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Curiosity

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Recognize when your opinions conflict with those of a client; review your position, and decide how best to proceed to reach outcomes that will satisfy everyone. Do not compromise nursing standards or honesty in delivering nursing care.

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Integrity

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Recognize when you need more information to make a decision. When you are new to a clinical division, ask for an orientation to the area. Ask registered nurses (RNs) regularly assigned to the area for assistance with approaches to care.

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Humility

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Seek the true meaning of a situation. Be courageous about asking questions; be honest and objective about asking questions.

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Truth Seeking

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Be tolerant of different views; be sensitive to the possibility of your own prejudices; respect the right of others to have different opinions.

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Open-Mindedness

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Analyze potentially problematic situations; anticipate possible results or consequences; value reason; use evidence-based knowledge.

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Analytically

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Be organized, focused; work hard in any inquiry.

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Systematically

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Trust in your own reasoning processes.

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Self Confidence

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Be eager to acquire knowledge and learn explanations even when applications of the knowledge are not immediately clear. Value learning for learning's sake.

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Inquisitiveness

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Multiple solutions are acceptable. Reflect upon your own judgments; have cognitive maturity.

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Maturity

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Requires careful reasoning so that you choose the options for the best client outcomes on the basis of the clients condition and priority of the problem.

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Clinical Decision Making

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The process of drawing conclusions from related pieces of evidence

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Inference

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Knowledge based on research or clinical expertise.

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Evidence-based knowledge