Critical Thinking Incident
Think about and analyze a specific situation that has occurred in your work setting and the impact critical thinking had on that specific situation.
- Think back to a critical incident in your workplace that affected patient safety, had an unintended outcome, or did not contribute to the well-being of the patient. Reflect on the incident to identify why the breakdowns in quality and safety occurred.
- Refer to Box 5-4, Guidelines for Analyzing CT (Rubenfeld & Scheffer, 2015) to examine an event/incidence, to synthesize what happened, and how to prevent it in the future.
In the format you have chosen to show mastery:
- A description of a critical incident that occurred in your workplace that had an unintended outcome or did not contribute to the well-being of the patient.
- An analysis of the event using the questions from box 5-4. Use these questions to analyze the event- it is not necessary to use all of them, but the ones that pertain to your event. You can then use the information from your answers to identify and talk about the incident, what worked well and what did not.
- Your reflection of the incident, what the breakdowns were and why they occurred.
- What steps a leader/manager can take to prevent future incidents or describe how you would create an environment where these incidences are less likely to happen; for example, what would you do differently?
Reading and Resources
Read Chapter 7 In Rubenfeld, M. G., & Scheffer, B.K. (2015). Critical thinking TACTICS for nurses: Achieving the IOM competencies (3rd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
Additional
Instructions:
- All submissions should have a title page and reference page.
- Utilize a minimum of two scholarly resources.
- Adhere to grammar, spelling and punctuation criteria.
- Adhere to APA compliance guidelines.
- Adhere to the chosen Submission Option for Delivery of Activity guidelines.
Think about and analyze a specific situation that has occurred in your work setting and the impact critical thinking had on that specific situation.
Think back to a critical incident in your workplace that affected patient safety, had an unintended outcome, or did not contribute to the well-being of the patient. Reflect on the incident to identify why the breakdowns in quality and safety occurred.
Refer to Box 5-4, Guidelines for Analyzing CT (Rubenfeld & Scheffer, 2015) to examine an event/incidence, to synthesize what happened, and how to prevent it in the future.
In the format you have chosen to show mastery:
A description of a critical incident that occurred in your workplace that had an unintended outcome or did not contribute to the well-being of the patient.
An analysis of the event using the questions from box 5-4. Use these questions to analyze the event- it is not necessary to use all of them, but the ones that pertain to your event. You can then use the information from your answers to identify and talk about the incident, what worked well and what did not.
Your reflection of the incident, what the breakdowns were and why they occurred.
What steps a leader/manager can take to prevent future incidents or describe how you would create an environment where these incidences are less likely to happen; for example, what would you do differently?
Reading and Resources
Read Chapter 7 In Rubenfeld, M. G., & Scheffer, B.K. (2015). Critical thinking TACTICS for nurses: Achieving the IOM competencies (3rd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
Additional Instructions:
All submissions should have a title page and reference page.
Utilize a minimum of two scholarly resources.
Adhere to grammar, spelling and punctuation criteria.
Adhere to APA compliance guidelines.
Adhere to the chosen Submission Option for Delivery of Activity guidelines.
Submission Options:
Choose One:
Instructions:
Paper
- 3 to 4-page paper. Include title and reference pages.
Interprofessional Communication: Critical Thinking Incident
Description: The baccalaureate nurse will integrate critical thinking as a process for quality
improvement.
Course Competencies: 1) Apply the concepts of critical thinking to patient assessment. 2)
Interpret the impact of emotions on RN critical thinking behaviors. 3) Compare methods to
assess nursing competency. 4) Discuss ways to improve knowledge seeking behaviors in the
workplace. 5) Link complete and comprehensive quality nursing assessment to expected patient
outcomes. 6) Propose ways to minimize conflict in the workplace.
QSEN Competencies: 2) Teamwork and Collaboration 4) Quality Improvement
BSN Essential II
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Demonstrated
A description of a
critical incident in
the workplace
Fully details a
critical incident
that occurred in
the workplace that
had unintended
outcomes or did
not contribute to
the well-being of
the patient
Describes a
critical incident
that occurred in
the workplace that
had unintended
outcomes or did
not contribute to
the well-being of
the patient
Describes a
critical incident
that occurred in
the workplace but
does not discuss if
it had unintended
outcomes or did
not contribute to
the well-being of
the patient
Does not describe
a critical incident
in the workplace
An analysis of the
incident using the
questions from
box 5-4 in your
text
Fully analyzes the
incident using the
appropriate
questions from
box 5-4
Describes the
incident using the
questions from
box 5-4
Superficially
analyzes the
incident without
using the
questions from
box 5-4
Does not analyze
the incident using
the questions from
box 5-4
Reflect on the
incident
Fully reflects on
the incident and
identifies what
breakdowns
occurred and why
these breakdowns
in quality and
safety occurred
Provides a
reflection of the
incident and
discusses what
breakdowns
occurred but does
not identify why
the breakdowns
occurred
Provides a
reflection of the
incident but does
not discuss what
breakdowns
occurred or why
they occurred
Does not provide
a reflection of the
incident or
discussion of the
breakdown
Steps to take to
prevent this
Fully details what
steps to take as a
leader and
Describes steps to
take as a leader
and manager but
Superficially
identifies steps to
take to prevent the
Does not identify
steps to prevent
APA, Grammar,
Spelling, and
Punctuation
No errors in
APA, Spelling,
and Punctuation.
One to three
errors in APA,
Spelling, and
Punctuation.
Four to six errors
in APA,
Spelling, and
Punctuation.
Seven or more
errors in APA,
Spelling, and
Punctuation.
References Provides two or
more references.
Provides two
references.
Provides one
references.
Provides no
references.
incident from
occurring again
manager to
prevent the
incident from
occurring again
does not include
changes to the
environment
incident from
occurring again,
including changes
in the work
environment
the incident from
occurring