Critical Thinking: Tools for Clinical Excellence and Leadership Effectiveness

Critical thinking remains a key issue for nurses and nurse managers. When asked what nurse managers struggle with the most, a lack of critical thinking consistently ranks near the top of the list. Critical Thinking: Tools for Clinical Excellence and Leadership Effectiveness provides the tools for nurses to help themselves and their staff improve their thinking and communication skills with both colleagues and patients. This new book is geared toward mid-career nurses, newly promoted nurse managers, and nurses who are at a critical point in their career. This book will help you: Help nurses improve their staff's thought habits as well as their own Present evidence-based best practices for critical thinking Provide tools to increase critical thinking skills that will improve patient safety Provide foundations for leadership-oriented critical thinking skills