Assessing and developing critical-thinking skills in the intensive care unit

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 2-9

  Swinny, Betsy ^a  

^a Baptist Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care nursing; Critical thinking; Orientation

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL THINKING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE BASE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSING CARE; NURSING KNOWLEDGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; TEAMWORK;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; THINKING;

EID: 74349124948     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CNQ.0b013e3181c8e064     Document Type: Review

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