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Critical thinking is the ability to think in an organized and a reasonable way welcoming

new information to achieve great nursing practice and proper patient care. It is significant not

only for nurse practice but also in making concrete policies. Critical thinking includes one’s own

attributes, abilities and self-management, intellectual skills and technical skills. It is applied in

clinical practice in different ways to enhance clinical competence.

In the clinical aspect, critical thinking is applied in decision making, conducting research

and clinical grasp. Critical thinking is used in solving issues that a clinical officer may face in his

line of work. This is achieved by the nurse getting information of the problem, defines its nature

and gives possible remedies. (Papathanassiou. V, Kleisiaris F., and others 2014). It can also be

used in sharpening one’s intuition and perception. Intuition is the ability of the nurse recognizing

the issue a patient has that cannot be expressed verbally. Perception relates to the nurse’s ability

to make a pattern of the patient’s history using his or her own experience. It is common with the

expert nurse.

Critical thinking also aids the nurse to rely on different sources of scientific evidence, the

patient’s medical history and their response to treatment, the patient’s current status and come up

with the best remedy. It discourages a fixated mindset. (Benner P., Hughes R. and Stuphen M).

For example, a nurse having a patient who got her leg amputated and is facing excruciating pain

and the current painkillers she is on do not seem to help, she can use her experience to administer

quality patient care to this patient. The nurse will consult with a more qualified medical

practitioner to be certain. In another case, a nurse having an alcoholic patient may use her critical

thinking skills to help the patient medically.

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RUNNING HEAD CRITICAL THINKING 1 Critical Thinking Name School Date CRITICAL THINKING 2 Critical Thinking Critical thinking is the ability to think in an organized and a reasonable way welcoming new information to achieve great nursing practice and proper patient care. It is significant not only for nurse practice but also in making concrete policies. Critical thinking includes one’s own attributes, abilities and self-management, intellectual skills and technical skills. It is applied in clinical practice in different ways to enhance clinical competence. In the clinical aspect, critical thinking is applied in decision making, conducting research and clinical grasp. Critical thinking is used in solving issues that a clinical officer may face in his line of work. This is achieved by the nurse getting information of the problem, defines its nature and gives possible remedies. (Papathanassiou. V, Kleisiaris F., and others 2014). It can also be used in sharpening one’s intuition and perception. Intuition is the ability of the nurse recognizing the issue a patient has that cannot be expressed verbally. Perception relates to the nurse’s ability to make a pattern of the patient ...
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