The goal of this program is to teach nurses to improve their critical thinking. Describe critical thinking in the context of your practice. Identify characteristics and skills that demonstrate critical thinking. List strategies to improve your ability to think critically.
People live longer with more chronic and complex problems, providing new challenges.
There's greater family involvement, and more workers involved in a single plan of care. In hospitals, homes, and communities, nurses are expected to take on added responsibilities and make more independent judgments and decisions. Almost every day, it seems like you have to learn something new or adapt to a major change. You're going to have to know how to clearly and quickly focus your thinking in such a way that it will get you the results you want, whether it be helping a challenging patient achieve an outcome in a timely manner, resolving a conflict with a coworker, or mastering that new unit computer. Let's look at what critical thinking is and how a nurse can acquire the characteristics and skills required to think critically.