Importance Of Critical Thinking In Nursing
The Importance of Critical Thinking Skills in Nursing, and the Difference in
Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses Using These Skills
There has been lots of discussion on the importance of critical thinking in the acute setting. Comparisons have been made if registered nurses are better at critical thinking than licensed practical nurses.
What is Critical Thinking? At the 8th Annual International Conference on Critical Thinking and Education Reform, in 1987, Michael Scriven & Richard Paul defined critical thinking as “the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, …show more content…
Critical thinking is a must for all nurses. Some nurses may have more experience and knowledge to advance their critical thinking skills then others. As Scriven and Paul defined above, critical thinking is more than just making a decision, gathering information, analyzing it, using personal experiences, and coming up with an appropriate and best decision in regards the particular situation. Nurses must always be observing, asking questions, reading about new studies founded on evidence base practices, talking with other health professionals, and treat each patient a individually in order to give the most beneficial …show more content…
If a nurses is not using all her researches in the time available when critical thinking is required then the patient outcomes can be disastrous. Nurses are held to a high standard of patient care and if they neglect following through with complete thought process can be considered unethical. Critical thinking process has many steps for the nurse to go through to come up with the best decision. Must gather information for the assessments (subjective and objective), families, other health care workers, and studies that would benefit the patients. The studies need to be founded on evidence base practices, where there is evidence that it works backing the new treatment or current treatments. Failure to do so can result in legal ramifications against the nurse. Critical thinking will grow as time goes on and nurses need to stride for improving this skill. Nurses are accountable for their own actions and should always want to give their hundred percent every time. Not only is there legal and ethical consequences with failing to use critical thinking, there is also the affects it has on the patient and the family that is irreversible.
Conclusion. Nurses must be able to think critically to face the challenges that today presents in all the advancement of technology, to ensure patient safety and positive outcomes (Robert & Petersen, 2013). As medical advances are being made everyday nurses are called upon to use their critical thinking skills to check
Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses Using These Skills
There has been lots of discussion on the importance of critical thinking in the acute setting. Comparisons have been made if registered nurses are better at critical thinking than licensed practical nurses.
What is Critical Thinking? At the 8th Annual International Conference on Critical Thinking and Education Reform, in 1987, Michael Scriven & Richard Paul defined critical thinking as “the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, …show more content…
Critical thinking is a must for all nurses. Some nurses may have more experience and knowledge to advance their critical thinking skills then others. As Scriven and Paul defined above, critical thinking is more than just making a decision, gathering information, analyzing it, using personal experiences, and coming up with an appropriate and best decision in regards the particular situation. Nurses must always be observing, asking questions, reading about new studies founded on evidence base practices, talking with other health professionals, and treat each patient a individually in order to give the most beneficial …show more content…
If a nurses is not using all her researches in the time available when critical thinking is required then the patient outcomes can be disastrous. Nurses are held to a high standard of patient care and if they neglect following through with complete thought process can be considered unethical. Critical thinking process has many steps for the nurse to go through to come up with the best decision. Must gather information for the assessments (subjective and objective), families, other health care workers, and studies that would benefit the patients. The studies need to be founded on evidence base practices, where there is evidence that it works backing the new treatment or current treatments. Failure to do so can result in legal ramifications against the nurse. Critical thinking will grow as time goes on and nurses need to stride for improving this skill. Nurses are accountable for their own actions and should always want to give their hundred percent every time. Not only is there legal and ethical consequences with failing to use critical thinking, there is also the affects it has on the patient and the family that is irreversible.
Conclusion. Nurses must be able to think critically to face the challenges that today presents in all the advancement of technology, to ensure patient safety and positive outcomes (Robert & Petersen, 2013). As medical advances are being made everyday nurses are called upon to use their critical thinking skills to check