Clinical reasoning and critical thinking

Authors

  • Josinete Aparecida da Silva Bastos Cerullo Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Diná de Almeida Lopes Monteiro da Cruz Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692010000100019

Keywords:

Diagnosis, Clinical, Nursing Diagnosis, Nursing Process

Abstract

This study identifies and analyzes nursing literature on clinical reasoning and critical thinking. A bibliographical search was performed in LILACS, SCIELO, PUBMED and CINAHL databases, followed by selection of abstracts and the reading of full texts. Through the review we verified that clinical reasoning develops from scientific and professional knowledge, is permeated by ethical decisions and nurses values and also that there are different personal and institutional strategies that might improve the critical thinking and clinical reasoning of nurses. Further research and evaluation of educational programs on clinical reasoning that integrate psychosocial responses to physiological responses of people cared by nurses is needed.

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Published

2010-02-01

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2010)

Section

Review Articles

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How to Cite

Clinical reasoning and critical thinking . (2010). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 18(1), 124-129. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692010000100019