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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherTaylor & Francis Group
ISBN-101138787523
ISBN-139781138787520
eBay Product ID (ePID)206012393
Product Key Features
Number of Pages112 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCritical Thinking Skills for Healthcare
SubjectHealth Care Delivery, Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Nursing / Research & Theory, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Evidence-Based Medicine
Publication Year2015
TypeTextbook
AuthorStephanie Mckendry
Subject AreaEducation, Psychology, Medical
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight8.4 Oz
Item Length9.7 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2015-004044
IllustratedYes
Table Of ContentIntroduction 1. Taking a Critical Approach in Everyday Life 2. Taking a Critical Approach at University 3. Taking a Critical Approach to Reading 4. Building a Rational and Credible Argument 5. Taking a Critical Approach in Assessments 6. Taking a Critical Approach in Literature Reviews 7. Taking a Critical Approach in Dissertations 8. Taking a Critical Approach in Reflection and Reflective Assessments
SynopsisThinking critically is an essential skill for students and healthcare practitioners. This book will help you to identify, transfer and build on the critical skills you already have to help you find, understand and evaluate the evidence that underpins your academic work and healthcare practice., Thinking critically is an essential skill, both for students and for the modern, evidence-based, healthcare practitioner. You need to be able to find, understand and evaluate the evidence that underpins your assignments, clinical decision making and practice. The good news is that you use all of these skills in everyday life. You don't believe every advert you see or respond to every spam email. It's just a question of taking these critical skills and having the confidence to apply them to your academic work. This book will help you do just that. It will enable you to: - recognise your existing ability to be a critical thinker - spot logical flaws and inconsistencies in arguments - consider health issues from multiple perspectives, weighing up the strengths and weaknesses of a case - build a convincing argument in assessments - develop a range of critical skills for successful study and healthcare practice. Critical Thinking Skills for Healthcare is an essential resource for all health professionals in training.