Critical Thinking
A nurtured skill that requires practice and is to be reinforced
What is critical thinking
A client with chronic liver disease reports, "My gums have been bleeding spontaneously." The nurse identifies small hemorrhagic lesions on the client's face. The nurse concludes that the client needs which additional supplement?
What is Vitamin K?
The process of choosing the best alternatives to achieve individual and organizational objectives
What is decision making?
A decision making model that represents the steps of the decision making process
What is the DECIDE model
An automatic or knee-jerk reaction to situations that has consequences
What is reactive thinking
These can affect one's ability to think critically (name at least 1)
What is age, education, experience, or work environment
The most appropriate method for a nurse to evaluate the effects of the maternal blood glucose level in the infant of a diabetic mother is by performing a heel stick blood test on the newborn. What specifically does this test determine?
What is serum glucose?
What are the 5 steps of decision making?
What is gathering information, analyzing information and creating alternatives, selecting a preferred alternative, implementation, and follow-up on implementation?
A letter in the DECIDE model that represents the collection of data by a nurse leader and manager that is related to the issue and trends
What is D
= Define the problem
Requires thoughtful personal self-assessment, analysis, and synthesis of strengths
What is Reflective thinking
The 6 essential cognitive skills necessary to becoming an expert critical thinker (name at least 2)
What is interpretation, analysis, inference, evaluation, explanation, or self-regulation
While caring for a client receiving blood transfusion care, the nurse notices that the client is having an acute hemolytic reaction. What is the priority nursing intervention in this situation?
What is stop the blood transfusion immediately?
Consists of taking the selected alternative and putting it into action
What is implementation?
Helps to avoid jumping to conclusions before all of the information is collected and analyzed by ensuring that all steps of decision making are addressed
What is the Decision Making Model
Instant understanding of knowledge without supporting evidence
What is intuitive thinking
The 8 elements of thought for critical thinking (name at least 4)
What is problem/concern, purpose/goal, frame of reference, assumptions, central concepts, evidence/data/info to support the claims, interpretation/reasoning/lines of formulated thought, implications/consequences
A school-aged child with a seizure disorder has been taking carbamazepine for three years. What nursing intervention is most important to undertake regularly?
What is monitoring the child's complete blood cell counts?
Decision making is a dynamic process and must include ___________.
Evidence-based research
One of the simplest tools, this technique involves listing options and factors into an organized table to determine the most feasible option.
What is Decision Making Grid Analysis
The consequences to reactive thinking
What is poor nursing practice, vague or inaccurate reasoning, and sloppy/superficial thinking
To critically think and make sound decisions, nurse leaders and managers must engage in these 4 processes
What is reflection, judgment, evaluation, and criticism
Which clinical findings should cause the nurse to suspect that an adolescent child with type 1 diabetes is hypoglycemic?
What is difficulty concentrating, hunger, and diaphoresis?
What are the 6 steps of the nursing process?
What is assessment, diagnosis, outcomes, planning, implementation and evaluation?
A decision making tool that Analyzes internal and external factors to improve outcomes for patients and nurses
What is the SWOT Analysis
Benefits of reflective thinking
What is forces nurse leaders to step back, assess the situation, and think about how to solve the problem leading to fewer errors and more effective decision making