The Thinker's Guide to Clinical Reasoning - (Thinker's Guide Library) by David Hawkins & Linda Elder & Richard Paul (Paperback)
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- The Thinker's Guide to Clinical Reasoning introduces healthcare students and professionals to the foundations of critical thinking and offers examples of applications within clinical fields.
- About the Author: Dr. David Hawkins has served as professor of pharmacy at California Northstate University, the University of Texas, University of Georgia, Mercer University, South University, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, East Carolina University, and the Medical College of Georgia.
- 60 Pages
- Philosophy, Logic
- Series Name: Thinker's Guide Library
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This volume of the Thinker's Guide Library introduces healthcare students and professionals to the foundations of critical thinking and offers examples of applications within clinical fields. It is an essential companion for all healthcare courses as it advances critical think...Book Synopsis
The Thinker's Guide to Clinical Reasoning introduces healthcare students and professionals to the foundations of critical thinking and offers examples of applications within clinical fields. It is not enough for healthcare workers to have access to data and research, they must also know how to analyze and process information to guide patients in making the best decisions about their health. This process requires critical thinking skills often ignored in healthcare curricula.
As part of the Thinker's Guide Library, this book advances the mission of the Foundation for Critical Thinking to promote fairminded critical societies through cultivating essential intellectual abilities and virtues across every field of study across world.About the Author
Dr. David Hawkins has served as professor of pharmacy at California Northstate University, the University of Texas, University of Georgia, Mercer University, South University, the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, East Carolina University, and the Medical College of Georgia. He has a passion for engaging students in critical thinking and team-based learning.
Dr. Linda Elder is an educational psychologist and internationally recognized authority on critical thinking. She has been president of the Foundation for Critical Thinking for 25 years, and has coauthored four books on critical thinking, as well as all 23 titles found in the Thinker's Guide Library. Dr. Richard Paul was a foremost advocate for critical thinking and, through his work and legacy, remains a distinguished thinker in the field. In 1980, Paul founded the Center for Critical Thinking, followed by the Foundation for Critical Thinking; Paul authored numerous articles and books on critical thinking.
