The word think commonly means to perceive and is something that is critical to succeed in any facet of life. At FDU School of Pharmacy, the tenet of thinking has many different aspects. At the professional level it is not important to just think, but to succeed, one needs to analyze each and every aspect of a given situation critically. The main fundamentals of thinking critically applied to my coursework during my first semester, and will continue to be a focal point of my pharmacy education and pharmacy career and profession. It is something that is effective and imperative while completing group projects, giving presentations and in a lecture setting where student participation is encouraged. Critical thinking is the core of subjects such as physical pharmacy, where this is used to critically assess a problem to then complete the calculations needed to solve it. In pharmacotherapy, a patient’s history needs to be critically analyzed and used to put together a picture of the patient’s health and prognosis in a given situation. The tenet of thinking is used to not only get a complete picture of a situation, but also used to determine the unknown. For example, in classes such as medical terminology, one may be familiar with many terms but some terms may be unfamiliar and in these situations using the relationship between words and what their …show more content…
Throughout this first semester, I have endeavored through many presentations that have built a confidence in myself to be able to confidently speak on a certain topic intelligibly, as well as being able to complete writing assignments. Through the journey, I have had in this first semester, professors and other staff members have been a guiding presence for myself and my classmates. The staff have encouraged us to think outside of the box. They have been there to listen to our ideas and implement them where
The article, “Critical Thinking? You Need Knowledge” by Diane Ravitch, discusses how in the past people have been deprived from the thinking process and abstract thinking skills. Students need to be given more retainable knowledge by their teachers to improve their critical thinking skills. (Ravitch).
Define a critical thinking task that your staff does frequently (Examples: treat high blood sugar, address low blood pressure, pain management, treat fever, etc.). Create a concept map or flow chart of the critical thinking process nurses should take to determine the correct intervention. Include how much autonomy a nurse should have to apply personal wisdom to the process. If the critical thinking process was automated, list two instances where a nurse may use “wisdom” to override the automated outcome suggested. Note the risks and benefits of using clinical decision-making systems.
Personally I understand that critical thinking is a way of using several concepts to identify solutions and determine a course of action to solve patient’s care problem. Every patient that comes to the hospital is looking up to the health care team to solve the problem with which they are presenting; therefore the nurse must be able to explore all avenues to solve their care problems.
Critical Thinking is the thought process where the client’s problem is defined, evidence based practice in caring is examined, and then choices for the delivery of patient’s care are made.
I will be relating the implication of developing critical thinking aptitudes in order to practice, safe nursing diagnostic and professional judgment in my daily nursing process. I will also converse the approaches and skills that are required to develop clinical thinking and safe clinical problem solving in the environment I work in. The main focus will be on the responsibilities and
Critical thinking and clinical judgment are important skills that professional nurses use in every day clinical setting. In 2012, a mix method qualitative study by Dr. Jeanne Mann was done to evaluate the effectiveness of educational strategy to develop clinical judgment skills in nursing students. In this study, the population was identified as volunteered Level II baccalaureate nursing students from a Midwest nursing program. The variables identified in this article are the relation between critical thinking and clinical judgment. The title of the article clearly indicated the focus of the study and created an interest in reading the research due to nurses utilize their ability to critical think and clinical judgment in all aspect of their practice.
Throughout this program, this author has learned the various ways critical thinking is utilized in nursing. This applies to developing care maps, Kaplan testing, using the nursing process, medication administration, and patient care. Kaplan testing has been the hardest aspect of thinking critically for this author. However, with practice and remediation, this author has learned how to critically think through the questions in order to choose the best possible answer. In correlation, this author now understands that thinking critically leads to effective, high-quality care and patient outcomes by understanding the needs of patients and treating those patients with evidence-based care.
According to Bandman & Bandman (1995), critical thinking is defined as the rational examination of ideas, inferences, assumptions, principles, arguments, conclusions, issues, statements, beliefs and actions. In this subject ‘Critical Thinking in Nursing’ has emphasized critical thinking as an essential nursing skill and its definition of critical thinking have evolved over the years. In short, the general definition of critical thinking is self-directed, self-disciplined, self-monitored and self-corrective thinking. Every nurses must cultivate rigorous standards for critical thinking, however they cannot avoid completely the situatedness and structures of the clinical traditions and practices. They must make decisions and act quickly according to
Critical thinking occurs when a person thinks about a subject or problem to where the improvement of the quality of ones own thinking using skillful analogies, then assessing and reconstructing them. A few important skills that is learned through critical thinking is learning how to discipline oneself in thinking, understanding the world as well as learning themselves. Critical thinking in the business world has many benefits in the process of decision making by employers as well as employees.
Every day, living creatures are making decisions. Whether the decisions are big or small, they have to be made. As the decisions are performed, there is a process that one goes through. Different types of thinking styles and thought processes are available. The way one feels, believes, attitudes, and relating ideas can play a big part in their thinking styles. Various methods of thinking and thinking styles are used. In this paper the subject is to discuss is three different types of thinking styles. The three different styles discussed will be creative, pessimistic, and optimistic thinking. Creative, pessimistic, and optimistic thinking are three different ways a person can critically analyze any situation. This paper will compare and contrast the three different styles and discuss how each affects the critical thinking process. It will also include critical thinking in the decision- making process by incorporating the discussion on workplace examples that entails the three different types of thinking styles examined. After reading this paper, one will have a full understanding of these thinking styles and the decision making process. Lastly how one may think and how that contributes to their decision process will also be evident.
Being a nurse I strongly feel that when a nurse uses critical thinking in her/his daily work, she/he would solve the issues faster and easier and they would make more appropriate decisions for their patients. It is not a denying fact that, decision making about patients care is one of the important roles of nurses and by having critical thinking it would surely help the nurse to make the appropriate decision. It is believe that the main aim of developing critical thinking in nursing is to improve the independent decision making ability by the nurses (Salehi, et. al.
What is not easily recognized is the fact that the very fabric of life is dependent on the ability to think properly and make good decisions. Improper thinking is costly in the quality of life and monetarily. The result of a critical thinker that has worked to cultivate proper thinking skills includes: the ability to ask vital questions and to identify problems with clarity. A critical thinker also collects relevant information while effectively interpreting it, thinks with an open mind, uses alternative systems of thought, and understands how to communicate while working to formulate a strong solution. In summary, critical thinking is self-disciplined, self-monitored, and self-corrective thinking. Above all else, the standards of excellence are rigorous, and it entails the prospect of overcoming the challenge of sociocentrism and
Throughout the semester I became a more confident public speaker. The first assignment that we had to do for our education class was to introduce our self. I practiced what I was going to say and how I was going to say it that weekend. However, when I got up to present my mind went completely blank. Throughout the course of the semester I learned what I need to have up with me when I present do that I do not blank on what I wanted to say. In the beginning when I got up to present my heart was racing and my hands were shaking. Now I make sure I breathe and tell myself that I know what I am going to talk about. So I still don’t talking in public but I feel more comfortable doing it. I need to work on being more confident when I have to present a topic. Talking to Mrs. Nealy after my mini lesson I have more confidence when I am talking about a math concept than any other topic. Throughout the semester my writing skills have greatly improved. The thing I need to work on is managing my time better so that I have more time to edit my papers.
Critical thinking regularly involves the capability to interpret information and make knowledgeable decisions based on such information. Additionally, problem solving is frequently theorised as the use of critical thinking skills towards the effective solution of a specific problem or towards a specific end goal. Critical thinking is the disciplined art of ensuring that you use the best thinking you are capable of in any set of circumstances. The general goal of thinking is to figure out some situation” (Critical Thinking, 2001, p.1), solve some problem, answer some questions, or resolve some issue. It also is a process in which a person pursuits reliable and pertinent information about the world. Critical thinking is often described as reasonable, ruminative, trustworthy, and a well-practiced form of thinking that assists people with deciding what they should believe in and what actions should be taken. A practiced critical thinker will ask good questions, collects pertinent data, categorizes common characteristics, logically reasons with the new data and then he or she will come to a trustworthy and dependable conclusion. Critical thinking makes use of many processes and procedures. Some processes include but is not limited to asking questions, making judgments, and identifying
Paul, R., & Elder, L. (2006). Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Learning and