Question:
1. please write two paragraphs on how critical thinking skills are important in nursing to help resolve conflict in the clinical setting. 2. please write three to five paragraphs on the scenario i have listed below to accomplish this question “describe a specific example of a conflict you have experienced in your professional role in which you utilized critical thinking skills to resolve the issue.: – in 2011, i started my first nursing job at south seminole hospital, an 80-bed psychiatric hospital providing comprehensive services to children, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics suffering from mental and addictive disorders. -south seminole hospital was a very busy and stressful clinical setting leading to low employee morale, high turnover rate and burnout, and lack of employee motivation. -finally, after three months of new graduate nursing training i felt that i was ready to take on my own patient load on the evening shift. -during the first week of working on the evening shift i followed the same day shift nurse for two days and each day i was over-burdened with nursing tasks left over from the day shift nurse. -it started to happen more and more with the day shift nurses leaving uncompleted nursing tasks for the evening shift to complete. -the extra nursing tasks lead to the evening shift nurses feeling frustrated, burnout, and calling out from their scheduled shifts. -as the new nurse i was starting to feel that burnout, especially when nurses started calling out from their scheduled shifts. -since i was the new nurse i did not want to bring the issue to management, but i felt the need to speak with the other nurses to identify a resolution for the conflict. -i decided to develop a conflict management plan to discuss with all the nursing staff in the behavioral health unit. -over the years i have learned three very important things about approaching conflict to include seek understanding, always assume positive intentions, and establish a common goal. -in order, to resolve the conflict of day shift nurses leaving uncompleted nursing tasks for the evening shift to complete all the nurses must have the same overall goals which is quality patient care and the need to understand one another’s position. -during the discussion nurses we were able to identify how the left-over tasks are impacting that common goal and develop a mutually agreeable list of “never leave task.” -once the discussion was complete the developed plan was reviewed with the leadership staff of the behavioral health unit and follow up and reevaluation was done to make sure the agreement was working and if any additional changes needed to be made. 3. please write two paragraphs on the last question “why do you see this as an effective use of critical thinking?” ***need to fill up two pages based on the information listed above***
Solution:
The nursing profession tends to attract individuals who demonstrate l nurturing abilities, a desire to help others and a significant interest in science or anatomy. But there is another important skill that successful nurses share and it is often overlooked: the ability to think critically. critical thinking as purposeful, self-regulatory judgment that uses cognitive tools such as interpretation, analysis, evaluation, inference, and explanation of the evidential, conceptual, methodological or contextual considerations on which judgment is based. Critical thinking in the nursing profession is imperative since we are always exposed to a demanding environment in which various factors can lead to heightened conflicts including disagreements, stress and burnouts, tight schedules and an increase demands from the ailing patients
In face of regular conflicts, critical thinking skills can help the upcoming nurses to become effective professionals who can manage problems caused by conflicts among the nurses and another health workforce. Conflicts are inevitable in the workplace because of various factors including personal differences, conflicting goals, uncertainty and lack of clarity. However, Critical thinking allows nurses to clarify the goals of resolving the conflict clearly which, in turn, sets the stage for an effective resolution. While faced with conflicts in a clinical setting, individual nurses with the capacity to think critically,….Please click the Paypal icon below to purchase full solution for only $10