Critical Thinking
Week 3 Assignement
Please read the article to learn all you can about Failure to Rescue and how improving your clinical judgment can save lives.
Garvey, P. K. (2015). Failure to rescue: The nurse’s impact. (CNE Series). MEDSURG Nursing, 24(3), 145-149.
[Noted: The article is from 2015, but is a good introduction to Failure to Rescue]
After reading Chapter 11 (Developing Nursing Judgment Through Critical Thinking), and reviewing the resources, below, answer the discussion question. (select “cc” for video closed captions)
Bar, I. (2020). Clinical Judgement. [You tube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZBuSeJBFf8 Links to an external site.
ThinkLikeANurse (2020, February 23). Understanding Clinical Judgment. [Youtube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vjtzz_J7IqY Links to an external site.
Tanner’s Clinical Judgement Model in Mann, N. (2018). Application of clinical judgment models to the development of academic advisors. NACADA Journal, 38(2). https://doi.org/10.12930/NACADA-17-038 Links to an external site.
Must be a minimum of 200 words.
APA Format is required for writing in-text citations and references. No direct quotes should be used.
· Define critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and clinical judgment with credible references.
· Illustrate one patient incident where you used all three to rescue or prevent harm/injury to a patient in practice.
· Reflect on your practice and how you can achieve a higher level of clinical judgment. What are your strengths and areas for improvement in clinical judgment?