Critical thinking in nursing an interactive approach

An action-oriented, introductory book that is designed to help students develop thinking skills. The book utilizes a practical approach to focus on all aspects of critical thinking and emphasizes the nursing process to guide students into analyzing nursing situations. The substantial use of learning...

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Main Authors: Rubenfeld, M. Gaie (Author), Scheffer, Barbara K. (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Philadelphia Lippincott ©1995
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Summary:An action-oriented, introductory book that is designed to help students develop thinking skills. The book utilizes a practical approach to focus on all aspects of critical thinking and emphasizes the nursing process to guide students into analyzing nursing situations. The substantial use of learning exercises throughout encourages students to identify, value and enhance thinking and develop higher-level thinking skills. The abundant use of examples from everyday life and nursing situations help students apply the material covered. Other pedagogy includes Tracking Nursing Thinking checklists that allow students to evaluate their thinking when planning patient care, Thinking Logs that enable students to evaluate their thinking in various situations and Thinking-Learning Checks that clarify, reinforce, and enhance learning about thinking
Physical Description:xxii, 376 pages illustrations 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-365) and index
ISBN:9780397550999
0397550995