Activity 4

2. Is critical thinking and clinical reasoning

the same? Explain your answer.

To define critical thinking and critical reasoning, critical thinking

is the process of intentional higher-level thinking to define a
client's problem, examine the evidence-based practice in caring
for the client, and make choices in the delivery of care. While
clinical reasoning is the cognitive process that uses thinking
strategies to gather and analyze client information, evaluate the
relevance of the information, and decide on the possible
nursing actions to improve the client's physiological and
psychosocial outcomes. From these definitions, it is clear that
they're not the same, however they're correlated with each
other because according to Bittencourt and Crossetti, in clinical
reasoning, the application of critical thinking is needed for the
identification of client problems and the implementation of
interventions to promote effective care outcomes for the
patient and to apply the proper nursing diagnosis.

Submitted by:
Hannah Mae L. Calleja

BSN - 1C

REFERENCES:
Berman, A., Snyder, S.J., Frandsen, G.(2016). Kozier and Er's
Fundamentals if Nursing. Pearson Education Limited