Critical Thinking and Writing for Nursing Students

This book is a clear and practical guide to help students develop critical thinking, writing and reflection skills. It explains what critical thinking is and how students should use it throughout their nursing programme. This new edition also provides an innovative new framework that helps students appreciate different levels of critical thinking and reflection to help nursing students appreciate the requirements of degree level study. The book demonstrates the transferable nature of critical thinking and reflection from academic contexts to the real practice of nursing.Key featuresClear and straightforward introduction to critical thinking directly written for nursing students, with chapters relating the subject to specific study and practice contextsStudent examples and scenarios throughout, including running case studies from four nursing students and further annotated examples of student’s work on the websiteEach chapter is linked to the new NMC Standards and Essential Skills Clusters