title: Evaluating critical thinking in clinical practice.
abstract: Although much has been written about measurement instruments for evaluating critical thinking in nursing, this article describes clinical evaluation strategies for critical thinking. Five methods are discussed: 1) observation of students in practice; 2) questions for critical thinking, including Socratic questioning; 3) conferences; 4) problem-solving strategies; and 5) written assignments. These methods provide a means of evaluating students' critical thinking within the context of clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA. moermann@msn.com
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Oermann
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D013338:Students, Nursing; D013850:Thinking