This article was originally published in 2012. To a patient, it may look like a nurse is touching a wrist, changing a bandage, reading a chart and asking random questions. What she’s also doing is ...

Critical thinking is an effective tool for any profession or task. It forces you to analyze things objectively, filtering out your biases, and allowing you to see things from different perspectives, ...

Nurses make up the largest and most trusted group of health care professionals, work on the front lines of the health care system, and are frequently called on to devise on-the-spot solutions to ...

Critical thinking – it’s an important technique that’s often listed as a required skill on job postings. Simply put, individuals who are able to think critically are able to solve problems effectively ...

In January 2021, I posted a piece on this blog asking if any readers wanted to develop their critical thinking as a kind of New Year’s resolution. In light of some very positive feedback, the “one-off ...

Americans respect and admire nurses: year in, year out, nursing is ranked as the country’s most trusted profession — and it often isn’t close. Even so, many nurses are stressed to the point of burnout ...