Give your new grads and experienced nurses the confidence and skills they need to be intellectually logical, to think independently, and to display high levels of critical thinking.The ability to think critically is crucial to patient care, and reducing medical errors. And critical thinking skills are a hot-button issue right now. Managers and educators are looking for new ways to teach these valuable skills to their staff.Build confidence and competence through critical thinking!Critical Thinking in the Emergency Department: Skills to Assess, Analyze, and Act is an easy-to-read resource that explains the principles behind critical thinking and how to encourage nurses to use critical thinking methods in the Emergency Department. This essential book provides strategies for managers and nurse educators to use in developing critical thinking skills, as well as tools and resources to use in classroom training sessions.Critical Thinking in the Emergency Department covers how to lead classroom sessions on developing these skills, including successful classroom processes and learning strategies. Examples of critical thinking skills that can be taught include:Developing prioritization skillsKnowing when to call the physicianEffective documentationBenefits for both novice and seasoned professional nurses!Learn how to develop a culture of critical thinking, from coaching new grads through bad patient outcomes to encouraging experienced nurses by setting expectations.You also get valuable resources such as:Assessment toolsCase studiesWorksheetsSamples questionsClassroom handoutsTABLE OF CONTENTS:Introduction: Critical thinking in the emergency department1. Defining critical thinking2. New graduate nurses and critical thinking3. The critical thinking classroom4. Orientation: Bringing critical thinking to the clinical environment5. Nursing practice that promotes and motivates critical thinking6. Novice to expert: Setting realistic expectations for critical thinking7. Applying critical thinking to nursing documentation8. Relating critical thinking to its higher purpose9. Resources and toolsLEARNING OBJECTIVES:Describe the characteristics of the emergency department that require good critical-thinking skillsIdentify key aspects of critical thinkingExplain how nurses develop competency in critical thinkingAnalyze the factors that contribute to new graduates' lack of critical thinkingIdentify strategies to facilitate critical thinking in new graduatesDetermine classroom strategies to teach, promote, and support the development of critical thinkingDetermine ways to evaluate nurses’ progress in critical thinking throughout orientationDevelop strategies for the development of critical thinking skills during the orientation processDiscuss the role played by managers and educators in promoting environments that support critical thinkingAnalyze the challenges that both new and experienced nurses face in the incorporation of critical thinking skills in the practice settingExplain interventions to help both new and experienced nurses meet their managers and preceptors expectations for critical thinkingApply critical thinking to nursing documentation Read Less