Critical Thinking Assessment Tool

Interprofessional Communication: Critical Thinking Assessment Tool Description: The baccalaureate nurse will integrate theory and critical thinking to understand the human experience Course Competencies: 1) Apply the concepts of critical thinking to patient assessment. 3) Compare methods to assess nursing competency. 4) Discuss ways to improve knowledge seeking behaviors in the workplace. 6) Propose ways to minimize conflict in the workplace. 7) Discuss the impact of health care technology on nursing practice. QSEN Competency: 2) Teamwork and Collaboration BSN Essential I

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References Provides two or more references.

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Area Gold

Mastery

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Proficient

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Acceptable

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Demonstrated

Identify a specific population that should use critical thinking.

Fully details the population and why this specific population should use critical thinking.

Describes the population and why this specific population should use critical thinking.

Describes the population but does not include why this specific population should use critical thinking.

Does not include the population or why this population should use critical thinking

The importance of cognitive habits or behaviors that encourage critical thinking.

Fully details how cognitive habits or behaviors encourage critical thinking.

Describes how cognitive habits or behaviors encourage critical thinking.

Superficially describes cognitive habits or behaviors encourage critical thinking.

Does not describe cognitive habits or behaviors

Questions that address specific cognitive habits or behaviors.

Includes 8 questions in the tool.

Includes 4 to 7 questions in the tool

Includes 2 to 3 questions in the tool

Includes 1 or fewer questions in the tool

Rationales for the questions.

Fully details each rationale and why that question can measure the specific cognitive habit or behavior.

Describes each rationale and why that question can measure the specific cognitive habit or behavior.

Describes the rationale but does not include why that question can measure the specific cognitive habit or behavior.

Does not include the rationale or why that question can measure the specific cognitive habit or behavior