NURS 6001 Week 6 Discussion: Critical Thinking

Recall your early clinical nursing experiences—what guided your decisions? Did you practice nursing ‘by the book’? Now, consider how you make decisions today. How have your clinical experiences fostered a greater depth of knowledge and critical thinking?

This week’s Learning Resources explore skill development and levels of knowledge acquisition based on clinical experience. For example, Benner suggests that as a nurse gains more experience, knowledge and skill level increases. Nurses move from novices—making decisions based on rules—to experts who are able to see connections between actions and outcomes using critical thinking. This Discussion focuses on the role of critical thinking in nursing practice and the connection between critical thinking, clinical competence, and scholarship.

To prepare FOR NURS 6001 Week 6 Discussion: Critical Thinking:

• Review the Learning Resources focusing on critical thinking and Benner’s interpretation of the Novice to Expert theory.
• Reflect on how critical thinking is used in clinical practice. How does critical thinking relate to, or support, clinical competence?
• What critical thinking strategies do you use to improve your clinical competence and thus move from novice to expert?
• Consider the connection between critical thinking, nursing practice, and scholarship.

By Day 3 OF NURS 6001 Week 6 Discussion: Critical Thinking

• Post your observations on how critical thinking is used in clinical practice (provide examples); how you employ critical thinking strategies to improve clinical competence; and your thoughts on the connections between critical thinking, scholarship, and practice.
• Support your Discussion assignment with specific resources used in its preparation using APA formatting. You are asked to provide a reference for all resources, including those in the Learning Resources for this course.

By Day 6 OF NURS 6001 Week 6 Discussion: Critical Thinking

Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses.

Respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days in one or more of the following ways:

• Ask a probing question, substantiated with additional background information, evidence or research.
• Share an insight from having read your colleagues’ postings, synthesizing the information to provide new perspectives.
• Offer and support an alternative perspective using readings from the classroom or from your own research in the Walden Library.
• Validate an idea with your own experience and additional research.
• Make a suggestion based on additional evidence drawn from readings or after synthesizing multiple postings.
• Expand on your colleagues’ postings by providing additional insights or contrasting perspectives based on readings and evidence.

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NURS 6001 Week 1 quiz

QUESTION 1

When will you lose access to your completed courses (excluding this Student Readiness Orientation)?

a. Never

b. 30 days after the course end date

c. 60 days after the course end date

d. 120 days after the course end date

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QUESTION 2

When you submit an assignment, when should you have the assignment complete by on the day assigned?

a. 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time (MT)—which is 1:59 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) the next day; the time stamp in the classroom will reflect Eastern Time (ET), regardless of your time zone

b. 11:59 p.m. Central Time (CT)—which is 10:59 p.m. Mountain Time (MT); the time stamp in the classroom will reflect Mountain Time (MT), regardless of your time zone

c. 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)—which is 8:59 p.m. Pacific Time (PT); the time stamp in the classroom will reflect Pacific Time (PT), regardless of your time zone

d. 10:59 p.m. Mountain Time (MT)—which is 12:59 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) the next day; the time stamp in the classroom will reflect Eastern Time (ET), regardless of your time zone

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QUESTION 3

Where in your online course will you find the contact information for your Instructor?

a. Syllabus

b. Student Support

c. Contact the Instructor

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QUESTION 4

If you are having trouble accessing your online classroom, what should you do first?

a. Clean your browser’s cookies and cache

b. Check firewall settings

c. Deactivate pop-up blockers

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QUESTION 5

In an online course, students can participate in the online classroom and submit assignments whenever it is convenient for them to do so.

True

False

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QUESTION 6

In which area will you retrieve written assignments with comments from your instructor?

a. Discussion

b. My Grades area

c. Assignment Link

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QUESTION 7

If you have a question about which courses you should register for next term, who should you contact?

a. Student Support Team

b. One of your current instructors

c. Your Academic Advisor

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QUESTION 8

As long as you save your work to your home computer’s hard drive, you are safe.

True

False

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QUESTION 9

When sending and e-mail to your Instructor or any Walden staff, your e-mail should:

a. Include color stationary as a background

b. USE ALL CAPITAL LETTERS SO THEY KNOW YOUR EMAIL IS IMPORTANT

c. Include your full legal name, your program or course, and your Walden ID Number

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QUESTION 10

The online classroom area where you can post an assignment and have your classmates and instructor respond to your ideas is called:

a. My Grades area

b. Discussion

c. Assignment Link

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QUESTION 11

Students can always edit their posting in Discussion.

True

False

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QUESTION 12

Who should you contact with questions about online classroom technical concerns?

a. Your Instructor

b. Walden Academic Advisor

c. Student Support

d. Program Director

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QUESTION 13

Since your online classroom could unexpectedly time out on occasion, what should you do before submitting a long Discussion posting?

a. Type and save the assignment as a word-processed document first.

b. Tell your instructor you are going to submit an assignment.

c. Create a new topic.

d. Call the Student Support Team for help.

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QUESTION 14

Students should avoid referencing Wikipedia as a scholarly resource in their assignments.

True

False

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QUESTION 15

Online students are expected to behave with academic integrity and honesty.

True

False