title: A crisis in critical thinking.
abstract: Aggregate results for competency assessment of new registered nurses using the Performance Based Development System indicate that most new graduates do not meet expectations for entry-level clinical judgment ability.This article discusses implications for nursing education and offers recommendations for developing clinical judgment in nursing students.
authors.affiliation: Performance Management Services, Inc., Tustin, California, USA.
authors.forename: Dorothy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: del Bueno
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004507:Education, Nursing, Associate / Q000592:standards; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000592:standards; D004510:Education, Nursing, Diploma Programs / Q000592:standards; D004521:Educational Measurement; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D020380:Needs Assessment; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000592:standards; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis / Q000592:standards; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009736:Nursing Process / Q000592:standards*; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards; D016544:Patient Simulation; D011340:Problem Solving; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D013850:Thinking; D014481:United States; D014743:Videotape Recording