Describe critical thinking in nursing

CT is an active, orderly, well thought-out reasoning process that guides a nurse in various approaches to

making a nursing judgment. (Use knowledge, experience, problem-solving, logic, reasoning and decision

making.)

Name the components of critical thinking

Knowledge, experience, critical thinking competencies, attitudes, and intellectual and professional

standards.

Critical thinking evolves through 3 levels. Name the 3 levels

Basic

Complex

Commitment

Reflection

Purposefully thinking back or recalling a situation to discover its meaning and gain insight into the event.

Language's role in CT

Clear, concise language demonstratesfocused thinking and communicating unambiguous messages and

expectations.

Intuition

Inner sensing that something is so

Intuition should spark the nurse to search the data to confirm or disprove the feeling.

Basic CT

Trust the experts

Resultsfrom limited knowledge and experience and inadequate CT experience.