The nurse identifies critical thinking through which themes? (Select all that apply.)
1. Critical thinking is a productive and positive activity.
2. Critical thinking is a process, not an outcome.
3. Manifestations of critical thinking vary depending on the context in which they occur.
4. Critical thinking is triggered by both positive and negative events.
5. Critical thinking requires supreme intellect to be effective.
ANS: 1, 2, 3, 4
Critical thinkers are actively engaged in life, value creativity, and are innovative people. In addition, they are self-confident about themselves personally and their ability to contribute to a group process. No one is ever "done" if he or she is a critical thinker. Critical thinking suggests a continual assessment of the "certainties" of life. Critical thinking can be demonstrated quietly through writing or talking. It also can be more dramatic when it is a political change, a march for a particular cause, or a strike. A common theme to many discussions of critical thinking is an activity resulting from a traumatic experience that prompts re-examining the situation that caused the trauma. Just as true is the occurrence of a joyful, pleasing, or fulfilling eventâ€"a hallmark life experience that alters one's view of how the world has previously functioned.
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