Clinical teaching developing critical thinking in student nurses

Translate this page from English Print Page Change Text Size: What makes the thinking of a nurse different from a doctor, a dentist or an engineer? It is how we view the client and the type of problems we deal with in practice when we engage in client care.

In fact, I think that rather than teaching students HOW to critically think. This episode discusses what critical thinking is, what the cognitive levels of NCLEX questions are, and how to combine that knowledge to answer the questions AND be an amazing nurse.

Essentially Blooms Taxonomy is: In other words, it is much easier to remember a fact than it is too create a concept. If you learn that the normal lab value range for sodium is This is where you need to be hanging out.

Can you recognize the signs of SIADH and prompt the physician to run a Na level before the patient starts declining neurologically due to hyponatremia.

Introduction

Can you see the difference in the two situations? What is Critical Thinking? Since the practice of nursing requires you to apply knowledge, skills and abilities, the majority of questions on the NCLEX are written at the cognitive level of apply or higher. And these questions, by nature, require critical thinking.

Answering these correctly will require you to do something with what you have learned, to manipulate previously learned material in new ways or find connections between many facts.

Again, since the majority of NCLEX questions fall into this category, this is exactly the type of questions you need to practice answering! There it is again. In other words, if you walk into a patients room and see them tachycardic and armature decision would be to run and grab the metoprolol to try to drop the heart rate.

An advanced clinician will WAIT until they have more information. Now you must collect ALL information.

Now, balance all information. This means take all the data that you have and start weighing it to find out what is pertenant and what you can ignore.

If the temp is Finally, make your decision. A year-old male patient has been admitted to the cardiac unit with exacerbation of heart failure symptoms. The nurse has given him a nursing diagnosis of decreased cardiac output related to heart failure, as evidenced by a poor ejection fraction, weakness, edema, and decreased urinary output.

Which of the following nursing interventions are most appropriate in this situation? Test takers see urine output as low. However, this is a CHFer.

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So the lesson here. How to Develop Critical Thinking Skills Here are two articles and websites that talk about the development of critical thinking that will help you get to the analysis level and feel more confident with NCLEX style questions and remain calm on the nursing floor.The Establishment of Evidence‐Based Practice Competencies for Practicing Registered Nurses and Advanced Practice Nurses in Real‐World Clinical Settings: Proficiencies to Improve Healthcare Quality, Reliability, Patient Outcomes, and Costs.

NURSE EDUCATOR Background: Nurse educators combine clinical expertise and a passion for teaching into rich and rewarding careers.

These professionals, who work in the classroom and the practice setting, are responsible for preparing and mentoring current and future generations of nurses. Aim: The aim of the research was to explore the nursing students’ opinion and their experiences about their clinical learning.

Objectives: • Explore how student nurses find their initial experiences in the clinical area.

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• Identify the contributory and hindering factors for effective learning in the clinical area. The Teaching-Learning Experience - There are many factors in society that have both a direct and indirect influence on the competencies that our student nurses and colleagues need to attain to provide competent evidenced based care.

Career Prospects. Qualified nurses who wish to develop their practice further and enhance their career opportunities. This module will build on your current skills and knowledge in order to create and implement new approaches to care delivering that meets the needs of your client group.

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