Critical Thinking Skills-What, Why, & How

WHAT............

WHAT IS CRITICAL THINKING?

WHAT IS CRITICAL THINKING?

  • Thinking Clearly
  • Thinking Logically
  • Seeing the Big Picture
  • Connecting the Dots
  • Being Open to New Ideas and Learning

WHY............

WHY IS IT SO EASY TO LOSE FOCUS FROM CRITICAL THINKING?

WHY IS IT SO EASY TO LOSE FOCUS FROM CRITICAL THINKING?

You are on your first shift as a brand new nurse. You don’t remember any of the door codes, your name badge isn’t working, and you forgot your stethoscope at home. Your are started with 3 patients. Two of which are total train wrecks. One patient has been getting progressively confused and the other has been hypotensive in the 80’s for the last hour. Your preceptor assures you that they will help you and answer questions as you need. You take report and the report was sloppy, fragmented, and missing parts and pieces. Where do you start? Who do you see first? Where is a vital sign machine? We’ve all had those shifts that we start off on the wrong foot. Now, add being a new nurse to all of that chaos, and it can feel like a disaster waiting to happen.

Distractions and lack of preparation are often factors that make us lose our focus from critical thinking skills.

HOW............

3 WAYS TO SHARPEN YOUR CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

3 WAYS TO SHARPEN YOUR CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

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