Mentoring Students and Orientees: Considerations in Sharing Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgment

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

Many bedside critical care nurses act in the role of preceptor or mentor for students and orientees. One of the most important aspects of the mentor/preceptor role during care at the bedside is sharing of critical-thinking processes and formation of clinical judgments, or how to think as a nurse. A bedside nurse can assist students and orientees to master nurse thinking. Discussion includes strategies of how nurses can share nurse thinking with consideration of generation and different learning styles.

Objectives

Describe nursing critical thinking and clinical judgment for students and orientees.
Discuss strategies for mentors and preceptors to assist students and orientees in mastering nurse thinking.
Explain generation and learning styles and how these may affect mastery of nurse thinking.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Successful Completion

Learners must attend/view/read the entire activity, read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes, and complete the associated evaluation to be awarded the contact hours or CERP. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for 1.00 contact hours.

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