
09/03/2025
CRITICAL THINKING
DEFINITION: Critical thinking is a continuous process characterized by open-mindedness, continual enquiry combined with a willingness to look at each unique patient situation and determine which identified assumptions are true and relevant.
Critical Thinking is a cognitive process that involves weighing the accuracy and logic of evidence an understanding of the nature of valid abstraction and generalization. -(Miller and Malcolm)
Critical thinking is reasonable, reflective thinking that is focused on deciding what to believe or do. -(Robert Ennis)
CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
Interpretation - Collect and clarify data in an orderly fashion.
Analysis- Be open-minded and do not make imaginations.
Inference - Look for relationships within the information you have collected.
Evaluation- Be objective in nursing action that need to be performed.
Explanation- Make sure you have support in your conclusions and use experiential knowledge and scientific bases.
Self-regulation- Review your methods and correct any problems identified.