Heffner Susan, Rudy Sally
Department of Nursing Education & Professional Development, Pennsylvania State University Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey 17033, USA.
Crit Care Nurs Q. 2008 Jan-Mar;31(1):73-8. doi: 10.1097/01.CNQ.0000306400.09777.68.
In today's complex healthcare environment, it is more important than ever that nurses possess critical thinking skills to provide optimal care for their patients. This article offers a definition of critical thinking for nurses and describes the importance of critical thinking in the care of our growing elderly patient population. Examples related to geriatric nursing care, including acute care, dementia care, and end-of-life care, are provided to reinforce the importance of critical thinking and its benefits to our elderly patient population.
在当今复杂的医疗环境中，护士具备批判性思维技能以向患者提供最佳护理比以往任何时候都更为重要。本文给出了护士批判性思维的定义，并阐述了批判性思维在照顾日益增多的老年患者群体中的重要性。文中提供了与老年护理相关的例子，包括急症护理、痴呆护理和临终护理，以强化批判性思维的重要性及其对老年患者群体的益处。
