NURS103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Professional Responsibility, Critical Thinking, Critical Inquiry
1 Mar 2017
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Demonstrates critical inquiry in relation to new knowledge and technologies that change, enhance, or support nursing practice. Analyzes and interprets data obtained in client assessments to draw conclusions about client health status. Incorporates evidence from research, clinical practice, client perspective, client and staff safety, and other available resources to make decisions about client care. Examine data meaning/relationships, form reasonable hypothesis & conclusions: explanation. Identify required changes, use knowledge / experience / evidence-based practice: self-regulation. Basic critical thinking: learner trusts experts, follow standardized procedures. Complex critical thinking: separate thinking process from those of authorities, consider alternative options in addition to routine procedures. Commitment: anticipate the need to make choices without help from experts, and you are accountable for the decisions you make, sometimes an action is not to take an action . Should be broad (basic/behavioural science, psychology, humanities, nursing) Competencies cognitive skills needed to make judgements: general critical thinking.
