“ Confidence,” “Intuition,” “Discrimination” and “Predicting”
The analysis of my critical thinking abilities revealed that I depend on my critical thinking abilities in making the judgment of patient's problems and developing solutions to them. That has enabled me to nurture my abilities to practice with confidence, discriminate against options that do not work, predict outcomes with success, and exercise my intuitive abilities. The abilities have been developed through experience with clinical cases and the emergencies, which demand rapid and accurate response when dealing with information. I have to be able to determine whether a piece of information is "true, false; sometimes true, or partly true" ( Kabeel & Eisa, 2016, p.91). My levels of confidence, intuition, discrimination, and ability to predict outcomes are dispositions that help me to make a judgment on information and determine the correct action. They are the internal inclinations that I employ in my clinical practice to decision-making and problem solving ( Kabeel & Eisa, 2016 ). My other dispositions include open-mindedness, maturity, truth-seeking, inquisitiveness, and analyticity. Critical thinking is important in modern nursing practice as a determinant of quality care and professional accountability ( Mahmoud & Mohamed, 2017). I understand the value of my critical thinking skills in the nursing context, and I am focused on improving them to help attend to patients.
Action Plan
Hypothetic cases scenario
George had an accident. A bus hit his head. Since then he has had several check-ups, but the situation is not improving. His condition is deteriorating. He is losing weight, memory, and balance. He is using a wheelchair. Within five months, his condition has worsened. No facility is willing to perform surgery on him. There is fear he can die. George is brought to a facility A, and Dr. Jeff determines that without an operation, he will die so Dr. Jeff creates an operation plan. The plan is not acceptable within the practice regulations. Jeff continues with the procedure, and George is saved.
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Action plan
Inform family members on the risk of the procedure
Inform George about the procedure
Inform team members on the procedure and device plan to accomplish it
Lead the team and perform the procedure
Managing George’s condition required critical thinking. Dr. Jeff exercised Confidence, intuition, discrimination, and prediction to develop and execute the plan that helped George.
References
Kabeel, A. R., & Eisa, S. A. E. M. M. (2016). The correlation of critical thinking disposition and approaches to learning among baccalaureate nursing students. Journal of Education and Practice, 7 (32): 91-103.
Mahmoud, A. S., & Mohamed, H. A. (2017). Critical thinking disposition among nurses working in public hospitals at port-said governorate. International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 4 (2): 128-134.
