Nursing Novice and Expert Thinking Discussion

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SMSU Department Of Nursing
NURS 300
Module 6

Developing Nursing Judgment through Critical Thinking

Description of Module: This module will provide the student with the opportunity to demonstrate critical thinking and the use of nursing process.

Module Objectives:
Describe the importance of critical thinking in nursing.
Contrast the characteristics of “novice thinking” with those of “expert thinking.”
Examine the purpose of phases of the nursing process.

Essentials: II, III, & VIII
QSEN Competencies: Patient Centered Care
Readings:
Black, B. P. (2020). Professional nursing: Concepts, and challenges (9th ed.). St Louis,
MO: Elsevier.
Chapter 11: Developing Nursing Judgment through Critical Thinking

Resources:

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American
Psychological Association (7th ed.). Washington, DC: APA.

Optional Reading:

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. (2015). Scholar alumni toolkit: Resources for successful
transition to professional nursing practice. Retrieved from
https://nursing.stonybrookmedicine.edu/sites/default/files/Scholar%20Alumni%20Toolkit%20September%202015.pdf
(The student may need to enter their name and email address to download this resource. This is an excellent resource. I think students will find chapters 4 & 6 very beneficial.)

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Assignment

Utilize Readings/Resources

Discussion 2 (10 points)
Post a response to one of the questions listed below. Be sure to follow the discussion
rubric guidelines found in the NURS 300 syllabus, Appendix B. I will also provide the rubric below. Please note the due dates for postings on the NURS 300 calendar. It is important to know that as the faculty member, I am sensitive to our student’s busy schedules with family, work, and school. There are due dates for postings, created to allow productive discussions between students in this course. If students ever feel that meeting a due date creates a significant challenge for them, please let the faculty member know and we will discuss an alternative plan. If students do not contact the faculty member ahead of the due date to arrange alternative plans, the grading criteria for late submissions will be followed.)
After the student completes their initial posting, and has responded to at least two other students, the student will self-grade their discussion using the discussion quiz, located within NURS 300 Module 6 content area. The student’s self grade will be reviewed by the course instructor for accuracy, and adjusted as needed.
You may choose to respond to one of the questions below: NURS 300B Nursing Novice and Expert Thinking Discussion
1.  Question 1:
* Describe the importance of critical thinking.
* List at least 4 ways in which novice thinking and expert thinking different.
* Give an example that illustrates each.
2.  Question 2:
* Describe what is meant by the statement, “The Nursing Process is Cyclic.”  Give examples of your cyclic use of the nursing process.
3) Just for you!
Consider completing Self-Assessment: Developing Sound Clinical Judgment (Box 11-9 on page 256 of the Black text). Make a checklist to consciously work on improving in clinical judgment. If you can remember, repeat exercise when you graduate with your BSN and see what changes (if any) have occurred.

4) Reminder that the Ethical Dilemma Paper is due in the near future (please check NURS 300 calendar for due date). Please use this time to prepare for this assignment. Reminder, there is an Ethical Dilemma Paper Assignment Review Session Video available to students in Module 5, to help students prepare for this assignment.

Again, as students create their Ethical Dilemma Paper, they have an opportunity for a draft review of their paper. This is totally optional. If they would like a draft review of their paper, they need to please place the rough draft of their paper in the Ethical Dilemma Paper Draft Assignment Dropbox by the due date on the NURS 300 calendar. Again, this is totally optional, but most students who use the draft review resource tend to be more satisfied with the end result of their paper. The student’s paper does not have to be fully developed to be submitted. A rough draft may be submitted. Also, the rough draft of the paper will not be evaluated for APA style or writing quality – as students may connect with the SMSU Writing Center, or Tutor.com, for that. The draft review will give students general guidance for the content of their paper. It is optional for students to request a draft review of their Ethical Dilemma Paper.
5) Again – Upcoming Standards of Professional Nursing Practice Assignment – Opportunity to Collaborate in Teams for this assignment at the end of the semester.
I will make note of this again this week. Students will have the option to work alone or collaborate as teams for the Standards of Professional Nursing Practice Assignment that will be due Week 14 in NURS 300. Students have started to get to know each other over the past three weeks of NURS 300. They will continue to get to know each other throughout the remainder of NURS 300. If they would like to collaborate together as a team, they may start creating teams. I will give them until the end of Week 8 in NURS 300 to create teams for this assignment.
To learn more about this assignment, and the opportunity to collaborate as teams, please see the Standards of Professional Nursing Practice Resource Module provided in the NURS 300 table of contents (between Module 13 and Module 14).
Here is information regarding team creation.
Create a team of no more than 5 students (2-5 students).
Let faculty member know the members of the team prior to the end of Week 8.
View the Mustang Nursing Learning Team Compact Review Video found in the Standards of Professional Nursing Practice Resource Module provided in the NURS 300 table of contents (between Module 13 and Module 14).
The teams must complete a Mustang Nursing Learning Team Compact form and provide the faculty member with this form by the end of Week 8 (for convenience, the Mustang Nursing Learning Team Compact form and assignment dropbox will be available in the NURS 300 modules each week through Module 8).
These teams will not be changed following submission of team members and the Mustang Nursing Learning Team Compact.
Each member of the team will complete a Mustang Nursing Learning Team Evaluation form upon completion and submission of the Standards of Professional Nursing Practice Assignment during Week 14. No grade will be granted until all members of the team have submitted the Mustang Nursing Learning Team Evaluation. NURS 300B Nursing Novice and Expert Thinking Discussion
Updated 6-24-20
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Discussion Evaluation Rubric

Please note: Initial assigned discussion posts are due by 11:59 PM on Thursday of the assignment week and a response to at least two other people is due by 11:59 PM on the following Sunday. Any discussion posts after the 11:59 PM deadline on Sunday will be given zero credit. It is expected that students actively participate in the discussion forums. Each student is expected to contribute one initial discussion posting for each assigned discussion question, read all student’s initial discussion posts, and contribute participation discussion responses to at least two other student’s posts.
Students self-grade their discussion assignment by the following Thursday at 11:59 PM under the Assessment/Quiz section in the NURS 300 course-room.
The faculty member will review the student’s self-grades for accuracy and reserves the right to adjust any grades.
Read the entire rubric below – this will guide your discussion grade. NURS 300B Nursing Novice and Expert Thinking Discussion

10 points are possible for each discussion and will be assigned as follows:

Rating Points Mechanics of Posting
2 Complete sentences, well organized, grammatically correct and free of spelling errors (have used spell check to help ensure this)
1.5 Complete sentences, well organized, but some (2 or less per paragraph) grammar and/or spelling errors
1 Complete sentences, comprehensible, organization could be improved to present a more coherent argument or statement, has three or more grammar and/or spelling errors per paragraph
0 Poor sentence structure inadequate organization, several grammar and/or spelling errors; run-on sentences.
Initial discussion posting not completed by Sunday night
Rating Points Participation in Discussion
2 Makes postings on at least two different days (Thursday initial post due by 11:59PM, response to two peer postings are due by Sunday at 11:59PM). Responds to at least 2 peers’ postings.
1.5 Late first post and/or posts everything 1 day only. Responds to at least 2 peers’ postings
1 Responds to only 1 peer’s posting
0 Does not reply to or provides minimal comments and information to other participants.
Initial discussion posting not completed by Sunday night
Rating Points Content of Initial Posting
2 Initial posting thoroughly addresses all parts of the discussion, is clearly and concisely stated, and demonstrates that the content was appropriately reviewed, understood, and synthesized. At least two references are presented for student’s initial posting.
Posting includes a question related to the topic to stimulate further discussion. Posts by 11:59PM Thursday.
1.5 Initial posting addresses most, but not all, of the discussion. Comments are reasonably organized and demonstrate adequate familiarity and analysis of the content and posts by 11:59PM Thursday
1 Initial posting shows limited knowledge and evaluation of the topic or limited to information that could be derived from prior posts and/or late initial post
0 Message was unrelated to discussion.
Initial discussion posting not completed by Sunday night
Rating Points Critical Thinking Evidenced by Replies to Peer’s Postings

2 In replies to peer’s postings, offered a critical analysis of an existing posted idea or introduced a different interpretation to an existing idea. Critical analysis must be substantial, including support by a valid resource/reference, and may include a story about a related experience, a probing question, or point(s).
1.5 Agreed or disagreed with existing discussion and provided limited justification/explanation
1 Agreed or disagreed with existing discussion but provided no justification/explanation or support
0 Provided no evidence of agreement or disagreement with existing discussion. NURS 300B Nursing Novice and Expert Thinking Discussion
Initial discussion posting not completed by Sunday night
Rating Points APA Format

2 Provides evidence-based, scholarly resources to support one’s position on the posed topic or idea; References for initial posting are correctly & accurately presented in APA format — uses in-text referencing within the posting
1.5 Provides evidence-based, scholarly resources, but uses incorrect APA Format for in-text referencing
1 Provides evidence-based, scholarly references and incorrect APA Format OR provides non-scholarly references with correct APA Format in-text
0 Provides no scholarly reference to support position/ideas in postings/discussion AND/OR uses no APA
format.
Initial discussion posting not completed by Sunday night

Rubric authored by Laura M. Schwarz, adapted by Nancyruth Leibold, further adapted by Laurie Johansen/Nancyruth Leibold, and further adapted by Laurie Johansen
Updated 6-10-20