ATI Critical Thinking Proctored Exam Cards

describe critical thinking in nursing - CT is an active, orderly, well thought-out reasoning process that guides a nurse in various approaches to making a nursing judgement. (use knowledge, experience, problem-solving, logic, reasoning and decision making.) name the components of critical thinking - knowledge, experience, critical thinking competencies, attitudes, and intellectual and professional standards. Critical thinking evolves through 3 levels. Name the 3 levels - Basic Complex Commitment Reflection - purposefully thinking back or recalling a situation to discover its meaning and gain insight into the event. Language's role in CT - Clear, concise language demonstrates focused thinking and communicating unambiguous messages and expectations. Intuition - Inner sensing that something is so Intuition should spark the nurse to search the data to confirm or disprove the feeling. Basic CT - Trust the experts Results from limited knowledge and experience and inadequate CT experience. Complex CT - Beginning to express autonomy by analyzing and examining data Results from an increase in nursing knowledge, experience, intuition, and more flexible attitudes. Commitment CT - the nurse expects to make choices without the help from others and fully assumes responsibility for those choices. Results from expert level of knowledge, experience, developed intuition and reflective, flexible attitudes. Knowledge component of CT - info specific for nursing Basic nursing education Continuing Education Advanced degrees and certifications