Clinical Reasoning

Critical Thinking vs Clinical Reasoning Critical thinking and clinical reasoning are two terms that are similar in natural and at times have been used inter-changeably throughout nursing literature. However, while there are similarities that can be observed when examining these two terms they are also uniquely different and should be treated as such. While many definitions of critical thinking exist The American Philosophical Association (APA) has defined critical thinking as “purposeful, self-regulatory

Clinical Reasoning and Judgement in The Nursing Process Critical thinking and clinical reasoning are essential skills to develop a sound clinical judgement. Nurses use critical thinking models and processes to support and organize the interventions that they perform in the clinical setting. In the scenario of Mr. Patient requesting for a “Do Not Resuscitate” order, I used the nursing process to serve as the framework of the patient care and the Lasater’s Clinical Judgment Rubric by Kathie Lasater

During the following days, my mind was stuck and I was trying to understand how I would improve my clinical reasoning skills in order to become a better physiotherapist. I decided to ask my supervisor for some articles that could help me with this. Walking forward from my reflection, Bernamy linked the clinical reasoning with the learning process to ride a bike. She said that when we learn, the knowledge ingrained inside us and we don’t have to think about it, it comes automatically but in order

The Clinical Reasoning Method: Is it the Sound Choice in Teaching Future Healthcare Personal? When was the last time you stop to think of the process on how your doctor concluded what your illness maybe? Most of us would not think much about the process and would just be happy to know that someone knows the answer. The process the doctor used to determine your illness was Clinical Reasoning (CR). CR is “defined as thinking through the various aspects of patient care to arrive at a reasonable decision

Clinical reasoning, evidenced based practice and my application of both in nursing practice Clinical reasoning, evidenced based practice and my application of both in nursing practice Simmons (2009) states “clinical reasoning guides nurses in assessing, assimilating, retrieving, and/or discarding components of information that affect patient care” (p. 1151). I feel that without clinical reasoning nurses would just be going through the motion of caring for a patient with

Medical education stimulates development clinical reasoning in medical students and residents to be able making the correct diagnosis for their patients. Clinical reasoning process in doctors develops through the time which gives them more competency to do that as experts. However, it is not known which instructional strategies that would improve clinical reasoning process in doctors. Such strategy makes medical students and residents think more effective like experts. This study focused on effects

CURRENT RELATED RESEARCH (CLINICAL REASONING) The term clinical reasoning is a term used interchangeably with critical thinking, clinical judgement, decision making and problem solving. However, in nursing education there has been a shift away from the use of the word critical thinking to the word clinical reasoning to describe the way nurses think in clinical situations. Clinical reasoning denotes attention on patient care situation and exposing the nature of patient problems (Benner et al., 2010)

Clinical reasoning can be defined as, ‘the process by which nurses (and other clinicians) collect cues, process the information, come to an understanding of a patient’s problem or situation, plan and implement interventions, evaluate outcomes and reflect on and learn from the process’ (Levett-Jones & Hoffman 2013, p.4). It requires health professionals to be able to think critically and ensures better engagement and results for the patient (Tanner 2006, p.209). The Quality in Australian Healthcare

Due to threatening from chronic disease and functional declines as part of age-related changes that affect to the well-being of older adults, nurses have a vital role and opportunity in caring for them. Indeed, nursing care plan and clinical reasoning has been associated along with nursing process, as it seen to be a guide for making judgments and decisions that involves with patient’s care. Moreover, Johann in this case study who living alone and is experiencing the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease

Critical Thinking and Clinical Reasoning Critical thinking and clinical reasoning are terms often used interchangeably throughout the history of nursing. However, they are not the same, and distinguishing the difference amongst them is important. The purpose of this paper is to define critical thinking and clinical reasoning, discuss each concepts similarities and differences, as well as share this author’s perspective on how critical thinking and clinical reasoning have developed and evolved throughout