?2004 ISBN: 0721697291

(From the Back Cover)

Critical thinking—our capacity to focus our thinking to get the results we need—may be the single most important factor that determines whether nurses succeed or fail.

Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgment: A Practical Approach makes the concept of critical thinking in nursing come alive. Alfaro-LeFevre’s insightful, motivational style inspires you to connect with your own innate talents to develop the skills you need to succeed in today’s challenging health care setting.

NEW TO THIS 3^RD EDITION

         A new title! We now include Clinical Judgment in the title to reflect new content and more emphasis on promoting clinical reasoning and clinical judgment skills.

?         Introduction of Critical Thinking Indicators^TM (CTIs^TM)—evidence-based, explicit descriptions of the behaviors that demonstrate the knowledge, characteristics, and skills that promote critical thinking—help you decide exactly what you need to do demonstrate critical thinking.

         Solid focus on the realities of today’s health care setting, including giving more on:

• The role of logic, intuition, and creativity in critical thinking and clinical judgment.
• How personality, upbringing, and culture affect thinking and teamwork.
• How multidisciplinary practice, use of computers, and critical paths affect thinking.
• The call for outcome-focused, evidence-based care.?
• The importance of moving to a predictive mode—using the proactive Predict, Prevent, Manage, Promote approach rather than the reactive Diagnose and Treat approach.
• How the nursing process continues to evolve to a more proactive and dynamic way of providing nursing care.
• How to use mind mapping (concept mapping) to promote critical thinking and learn more efficiently.

         More practice scenarios allow you to think your way through interpersonal challenges, such as communicating bad news, working in teams, managing conflict, and satisfying customers.

The result is a book that guides and inspires you to achieve the confidence and thinking skills you need to succeed today, whether in school or the workplace!