Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment - A Practical Approach - Grand Format

Learn to apply critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and decision-making principles to develop sound clinical judgment ! With a motivational style and "how to" approach, this book first addresses how to become a sensible, resilient critical thinker and then helps you gain key skills needed to keep patients safe and succeed in clinical practice and on the NCLEX® Examination. Simple language and practical advice make for easy reading.
Outstanding new features include : Thorough discussion of how the nursing process relates to clinical judgment models ; How to deal with information overload, become a conceptual learner, and make the most of clinical simulations and competency evaluations ; How to think with health information technology now called "the 21st-century nurse's stethoscope") ; Ensuring that "nursing thinking" and patient preferences are included in interprofessional clinical reasoning and decision-making ; Completely updated section on 21st-century nurse skills and Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (EISEN) competences ; Developing leadership skills that will serve you well in clinical, learning, and personal situations ; Numerous case scenarios with practice activities that help you improve your ability to reason in the clinical setting and gain virtually all the skills likely to be tested on the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination (e.g., forming and refining hypotheses ; recognizing and analyzing cues ; distinguishing relevant from irrelevant, setting priorities ; generating solutions ; taking action ; and evaluating outcomes) ; Additional resources available at www.AlfaroTeachSmart.com.