Nursing 1160A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Critical Thinking, Professional Responsibility, Behavioural Sciences
7 Jun 2016
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There are 7 categories identified by cno as capturing the components necessary for nursing practice. Cognitive: remember information from past experiences, demonstrate problem-solving skills, demonstrate concentration skills, use reasoning to develop professional judgment, exercise critical thinking skills to develop professional judgment, apply arithmetic skills and abilities to: Interpersonal: develop professional relationships and rapport with individuals and groups, recognize the importance of maintaining interpersonal boundaries, recognize the needs of clients and colleagues. Psycho-motor: stand and maintain balance, manual dexterity, move within limited spaces, push/pull, perform repetitive movements, perform hand-eye coordination, bend, reach, lift, walk, climb, carry objects. Environmental: noxious smells, disease agents, distractions, noise, chemicals, unpredictable behaviour of others. Need to develop critical thinking skills so we can approach new problems with open-mindedness, creativity, confidence, wisdom. Critical thinking: complex phenomenon, a process, a set of skills: logic and reasoning make accurate clinical judgements, nurses recognize an issue, analyze info, evaluate info, make conclusions.
