ISBN:
9780323358927
Copyright:
2017
Publication Date:
12-28-2015
Page Count:
288
Imprint:
Saunders
List Price:
$57.99
Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning and Clinical Judgment - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 6th Edition
by Rosalinda Alfaro-Lefevre
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
ISBN:
9780323358927
Copyright:
2017
Publication Date:
12-28-2015
Page Count:
288
Imprint:
Saunders
List Price:
$57.99
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Make the concepts of critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and clinical judgment come alive for your nursing students with Alfaro's Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment, 6th Edition! Using an insightful and motivational "how-to" approach along with numerous learning activities and real-life scenarios, this unique textbook guides your students in developing critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and clinical judgment skills in preparation for the NCLEX examination, and even more importantly, in preparation for clinical practice. This new full-color edition features updated pedagogy and expanded coverage of such topics as interdisciplinary care teams, competency-based education, the IOM Leading Health Indicators, legal considerations, the effects of the Affordable Care Act, and much more — making the book even more student-friendly and relevant to clinical practice.
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- Simple approach and motivational writing style include vivid examples, memorable anecdotes, and real-life case scenarios to make content come alive.
- NEW! Full-color, eye-catching design facilitates learning.
- NEW! Additional coverage of key trends in nursing education and practice, including such important topics as interdisciplinary care teams, competency-based education, clinical residencies, leadership at the bedside, and implications of the Affordable Care Act.
- Practical strategies to promote critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and clinical judgment are incorporated along with supporting evidence as to why the strategies work.
- Coverage of IOM, QSEN, and other key patient safety standards keeps students up to date on safe and effective nursing care.
- NEW! Updated coverage of the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) Leading Health Indicators addresses the latest Healthy People 2020 goals.
- NEW! Carefully improved pedagogy throughout the text features streamlined headings, learning features, and content to help students focus on what’s most important to know.
- NEW! Key concepts from Jean Giddens' work are now listed at the beginning of each chapter.
- NEW! Expanded coverage of legal considerations brings this increasingly important subject area to the forefront of consideration.
- NEW! A PowerPoint slide collection has been added to the Instructor Resources on the Evolve companion website.
- NEW! Interactive NCLEX practice questions are now available on the Evolve companion website to better simulate the NCLEX test-taking experience.
- Discussion of Tanner's and Benner’s most recent work on what the research says about critical thinking and clinical judgment in nursing provides a current evidence base for critical thinking strategies.
- NEW! Shorter chapter organization gives students more manageable reading assignments.
- Focus on application (or "how to") and inclusion of supporting rationales (theory) make difficult concepts easy to learn.
- Critical thinking indicators feature evidence-based descriptions from the author of behaviors that promote critical thinking in nursing practice.
- Highlighted features and sections — such as Chapter at a Glance, Pre-Chapter Self-Tests, Guiding Principles, Critical Moments, Other Perspectives, Think-Pair-Share, Help Me Out cartoons, real-life clinical scenarios, key points, critical thinking exercises, and more — promote independent learning.
- UNIQUE! Brain-based learning principles utilize strategies that challenge the mind and are incorporated throughout the text.
- Timely coverage includes topical issues, such as: problem-focused versus outcome-focused thinking, prioritizing, developing a culture of safety, healthy work environments, expanding roles related to diagnosis and management, applying delegation principles, evidence-based practice, improving grades and passing tests the first time, NCLEX preparation, ensuring documentation reflects critical thinking, communication and interpersonal skills, strategies for common workplace challenges, and more.
- Inclusion of ethics- and standards-based professional practice reflects today’s professional climate which demands increasing accountability.
- Incorporation of cultural, spiritual, and lifespan content along with the nurse’s role in hospitals, communities, and long-term care settings presents a broad approach to critical thinking.
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- NEW! Full-color, eye-catching design facilitates learning.
- NEW! Additional coverage of key trends in nursing education and practice, discuss important topics such as interdisciplinary care teams, competency-based education, clinical residencies, leadership at the bedside, and implications of the Affordable Care Act.
- NEW! Updated coverage of the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) Leading Health Indicators addresses the latest Healthy People 2020 goals.
- NEW! Carefully improved pedagogy throughout the text features streamlined headings, learning features, and content to help readers focus on what’s most important to know.
- NEW! Inclusion of key concepts from Jean Giddens' work are now listed in the chapter openers.
- NEW! Expanded coverage of legal considerations brings this increasingly important subject area to the forefront of consideration.
- NEW! Interactive NCLEX practice questions are now available on the Evolve companion website to better simulate the NCLEX test-taking experience.
- NEW! Shorter chapter organization gives readers more manageable reading assignments.
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1. What are Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment?
2. Developing Critical Thinking
3. Critical Thinking and Learning Cultures: Teaching, Learning, and Taking Tests
4. Clinical Reasoning and Clinical Judgment
5. Ethical Reasoning, Evidence-Based Practice and Quality Improvement
6. Practicing Clinical Reasoning Skills: Applying the Nursing Process
7. Interpersonal, Teamwork, and Self-Management Skills
Appendices
A. Example Responses
B. Concept Mapping: Getting in the "Right" State of Mind
C. Results of Two Studies Describing Critical Thinking Skills
D. Key Brain Parts Involved in Thinking
E. Patients' Rights and Responsibilities
Glossary
Index
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