Comment on Francisco Gonzalez's post: I agree, if you are a seasoned nurse, we take for granted we had to learn this skill also. Encouraging students to think outside the box, use the critical thinking they already possess, boost their confidence.
It is important to communicate professionally.
Teaching independence in learning and in professional skills is vital. We need to create a progression through the curriculum.
To operate in a modern world, the student has to be able to learn skills that go beyond the technical training that they receive in our classrooms. These capabilities, often termed "people skills" or "soft skills," include, being able to communicate, to listen as a way of learning, have an ethical awareness, and the ability to manage oneself as well as others. Students also need to establish critical thinking and "learn" creative thought.
As instructors, we need to be able to teach these skills in tandem with the curricula we are already teaching, but to do so effectively, we must be able to develop strategies for teaching these workplace skills. I hope that this course will aid in providing me with more ways to accomplish that.
I have learned quite a bit in this section. I always think of teaching as the curriculum but there are so many communication skills that come into play when teaching. Using soft skills I have been building throughout my life is probably the biggest thing I took away from this section.
It is important to help students acquire professional skills in the workplace
Critical thinking skills are important in nursing and students have to learn to navigate in the critical thinking process and apply it.
Critical thinking is an ongoing developmental skill needed to provide best-practice nursing care.
Comment on Michael White's post: Encouraging flexibility of thinking would lead to innovation in solving problems.
Good questions are enhanced with writing with clear purpose.
I have learned that it is esseential to teach critical thinking to my students and to foster an environment that allows that process to develop
One important way to develop critical thinking in students is to teach them how to ask good questions
Teaching needs to include soft skills, attitudes and social competencies. Guiding students in self-management is very important. Teachers should help students grow to become self-directed learners which enables the students to become autonomous learners with inquisitive minds. Critical thinking is hard but I always tell my students to think “WHY”. Although there are methods to foster creativity in teaching, it is still difficult to help every student to critical thinking.
Increasing their use & complexity of critical thinking will assist them when they get their first nursing job.
Evaluating and asking the right questions is vital
Student driven case studies can be used to help build critical thinking skills.
Critical thinking is crucial, and instructors can help develop this skill in students via various methods.
Each student has an ability to be creative so having an environment that is conducive to creativity , while encouraging critical thinking can burst into an engaging classroom.
Critical thinking is very important for students in todays workplace
