This text introduces nursing students to the cognitive skills, or thought processes, required of professional nurses. Using a practical approach and a nursing process framework throughout, the book provides a bridge between the theory and the application of these skills. Cognitive skills are presented in a competency-based, clinically oriented format, with emphasis on teaching critical thinking. Chapters end with a workbook section, to provide students with real-world applications of what they have learned. Case studies and checklists throughout aid the student in applying content. The book is written at an accessible reading level.
This essential book covers how to lead classroom sessions for new graduate nurses and experienced nurses to develop critical thinking skills, including successful classroom processes and learning strategies.
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This edition identifies and strengthens critical thinking skills in nursing, emphasizing the value of applying systematic reasoning to clarify conflicts experienced by nurses, resolve controversial moral issues, and make sound judgments.
Clear and straightforward introduction to critical thinking written specifically for nursing students, with chapters relating the subject to specific study and practice contexts.
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McCauley and Irwin called it “care we would want for our own family members” (p. 1573). In spite of the differences in nomenclature and focus, the underlying messages are quite similar. In Examples of Descriptors of Patient-Centered ...
Judith M. Wilkinson "A critical thinking approach to the nursing process." "Nursing Process "uses concrete examples and hands-on exercises to help students understand and apply this fundamental decision-making process. Numerous...
Critical Thinking for Nursing, Health and Social Care
The challenges they will face as a mental health nurse are complex so this book breaks things down to the foundations helping them to build critical thinking and reflection skills from the ground up.
This exercise/activity book is a powerful learning tool -- and a must-have resource for every nursing student!