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Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice
Chapter 15 Fundamentals of Nursing 7th ed.
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
09/22/2009

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Concept map
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a visual representation of client problems and interventions that shows their relationships to one another
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Critical thinking
Definition
an active, organized, cognitive process used to carefully examine one's thinking and the thinking of others
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Decision making
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focuses on problem resolution
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Diagnostic reasoning
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process of determining a client's health status after you assign meaning to the behaviors, physical signs, and symptoms presented by the client
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Evidence-based knowledge
Definition
knowledge based on research or clinical expertise
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Inference
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the process of drawing conclusions from related pieces of evidence
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Nursing process
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a five-step clinical decision-making approach that includes assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaulation
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Problem solving
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involves evaluating the solution over time to make sure that it is effective
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Reflection
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the process of purposefully thinking back or recalling a situation to discover its purpose or meaning
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Scientific method
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5 steps: problem identification, collection of data, formulation of a research question or hypothesis, testing the question or hypothesis, evaluating results of the test or study
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