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chapter 9 key concepts critical thinking and judgement
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
10/17/2012

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assumption
Definition
an educated guess, hypothesis, stated or unstated belief that is accepted or held as truth WITHOUT proof
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available information
Definition
the thought process is based on _______ data at hand. whare does information come from patient, secondary information(chart), knowledge base from nurse
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clinical judgement
Definition
perceptive understanding of a situation based on knowledge, emperical data, theory, and scientific inquiry.
complex cognitve process the rn interprets behaviors and builds a description of the status of the patient
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clinical judgement requires
Definition
series of decisions based on changing observations, and collected data
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concepts
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idea, theory or mental image of something that does not have tangible representation, ________ influence our thought processes
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consequences/ implications
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defined through outcomes
can be unexpected or expected
what will happen if i continue this path
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creativity
Definition
the ability to be innovative, resourceful, and inventive
___________ is linked to INDUCTIVE REASONING
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critical thinking
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PURPOSEFUL, GOAL DIRECTED PROCESS OF INQUIRY, USES AVAILABLE FACTS, PRINCIPLES, THEORIES, AND ABSTRACTIONS TO ANALYZE, MAKER INFERENCES, SOLVE PROBLEMS, OR ARRIVE AT DECISIONS
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CULTIVATED THINKING
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ORGANIZED, ENLIGHTENED, AND EDUCATED.
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CURIOSITY
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DRIVES THE NURSE TO SEEK KNOWLEDGE , THE DESIRE TO UNDERSTAND.
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DEDUCTIVE REASONING
Definition
GENERAL TO SPECEFIC
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