Measurement of critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and clinical judgment in culturally diverse nursing students – A literature review

There is a need for nursing education globally to assist nursing students in developing the skills of critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and clinical judgment. Developing these skills will require that nursing students develop the ability to: (a) analyze collected data (critical thinking), (b) apply reasoning to the data obtained (clinical reasoning), and (c) appropriately act based on the specific situation (clinical judgment) (Victor-Chmil, 2013). It is expected that nursing students worldwide graduate with all three skills to meet diverse health needs, in both urban and remote areas, and to provide safe and effective patient care (Berkow et al., 2008; Cronenwett et al., 2007; International Council of Nurses, 2009; Lovett and Gidman, 2011).
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research