The purpose of this (1) hour course is to describe critical thinking in a manner useful to practicing nurses and to illustrate examples of critical thinking in nursing practice.

By the end of this course, you will have the skills to:

✔️ Define critical thinking, including component critical thinking attitudes and skills.

✔️ Explain a model of critical thinking comprising knowledge, critical reflection, and action.

✔️ Explain critical thinking indicators.

✔️ Give examples of how nurses use critical thinking skills in various aspects of the staff nurse role.