Fostering Critical Thinking Skills
Certificates
California Board of Registered Nursing
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP# 13791
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
American Nurses Credentialing Center
Relias, LLC is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
District of Columbia Board of Nursing
DC-RN -- District of Columbia Board of Nursing Approved Continuing Education program (CE Provider #50-290).
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Florida Board of Nursing
Florida Board of Nursing CE Provider #: 50-290
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
Georgia Board of Nursing
Georgia Board of Nursing CE Provider #: 50-290
Nurses will receive 1.00 contact hours for participating in this course.
South Carolina Board of Nursing
This program was approved by the South Carolina Board of Nursing Approved Continuing Education Program (CE provider #50-290) CE Broker Course # 20-[Custom_Code]
West Virginia Board of Registered Nursing
Oregon Department of Human Services
This course is approved as continuing education by the Oregon Department of Human Services in accordance with state regulation 411-057-0140 for Assisted Living Administrators, Residential Care facility Administrators and Memory Care Communities within the State of Oregon. This activity is approved by Oregon Department of Human Services for 1.00 contact hours.
Tennessee Department of Health
Learning activity approved by the Tennessee Department of Health, Bureau of Health Licensure and Regulation as continuing education for Residential Homes for the Aged and Assisted Care Living Facility administrators. This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
Florida Board of Nursing Home Administrators
Course approved by the Florida Board of Nursing Home Administrators.
Provider # 50-290
NHA/RCAL
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
Georgia Nursing Home Administrators Board
Course approved by the Georgia Nursing Home Administrators Board.
Provider # 50-290
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (RCAL)
This educational offering has been reviewed by the National Continuing Education Review Service (NCERS) of the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) and approved for 1.00 clock hours. If you have any feedback regarding the NAB approved continuing education programs, send your email to the following address: [email protected]
National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NHA)
This educational offering has been reviewed by the National Continuing Education Review Service (NCERS) of the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) and approved for 1.00 clock hours. If you have any feedback regarding the NAB approved continuing education programs, send your email to the following address: [email protected]
California Nursing Home Administrator Program - non-P type
This educational offering is approved by the California Nursing Home Administrator Program (NHAP) for full credit as a course relating directly to duties, functions, or responsibilities of the nursing home administrator. Provider # CEP 1701; Course Approval # 1701001-7709. This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
Course Details
Explain critical thinking and its relevance in healthcare.
Describe critical thinking skills and how to use them.
Identify ways to improve one’s critical thinking.
Identify the steps involved in the critical thinking process.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
A. About This Course
B. Learning Objectives
Section 2: The Essential Nursing Skill
A. Importance to Nursing Practice
B. Origins
C. Critical Thinking: A Definition for Nursing Practice
D. Relevance to Healthcare
E. How Critical Thinking Can Help You
F. Benefits to Leaders
G. Review
H. Summary
Section 3: Critical Thinking Skills
A. Tools for Critical Thinking
B. Analysis
C. Example of Analysis
D. Inference
E. Evaluation
F. Deductive Reasoning
G. Inductive Reasoning
H. Matching
I. Review
J. Summary
Section 4: Critical Thinking Process
A. The Critical Thinking Process for Nurses
B. Step 1: Problem Recognition
C. Changes in Health Status
D. Anticipating Changes
E. Identifying Unsafe Practice
F. Proactive Participation
G. Step 2: Decision-Making
H. Decision-Making in Practice
I. Step 3: Prioritization
J. A Refresher on Maslow’s
K. Step 4: Implementation
L. Step 5: Reflection
M. Some Questions for Reflection
N. Debriefing
O. Knowing What You Do Not Know
P. Steps in the Process
Q. Meet Mr. Tyler
R. Making a Good Decision
S. Resources for Clinical Decision-Making
T. Evaluating the Resources
U. Thinking Downstream
V. Prioritizing Care
W. Review
X. Summary
Section 5: Cultivating Critical Thinking
A. Critical Thinking Dispositions
B. Working as a Team
C. Practical Ways to Foster Critical Thinking
D. Socratic Method
E. Clinical Opportunities
F. Applying Critical Thinking to Individual Care
G. Using Critical Thinking for System Change
H. Review
I. Summary
Section 6: Conclusion
A. Summary
B. Course Contributor
C. References
D. Congratulations!
Instructor: Elizabeth Kellerman, MSN, RN
Elizabeth Kellerman, MSN, RN worked as a critical care nurse in an Intensive Care Unit of a community hospital and that experience provided significant training in caring for older adults. Her experience and knowledge led her to nursing education where she taught at a community college as she received her Master's in Nurse Education at Western Carolina University. As a nursing instructor, she spent time in many types of care settings including medical-surgical inpatient and community living centers. Her passion for education and training has most recently led her to a position as Subject Matter Expert and Content Writer for Relias. She is currently developing her medical writing skills through the University of California San Diego's medical writing program. Disclosure: Elizabeth Kellerman, MSN, RN has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.
The target audience for this course is: Administrators; Nurses; in the following settings: Post-Acute Care.
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.
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