Online Companion: Nursing Fundamentals: Caring & Clinical Decision Making

Web Sites
Chapter 10: Critical Thinking and The Nursing Process

American Nursing Association Standards of Nursing Care
http://www.nursingworld.org
Describes the standards of care for nursing specialties developed by the American Nurses Association (ANA).

Critical Thinking
http://www.utc.edu/
Search for the page by Karen I. Adsit, Ed.D., Director of the Grayson H. Walker Teaching Resource Center at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, who defines critical thinking for teachers and provides a bibliography and web resources.

Critical Thinking Consortium
http://www.criticalthinking.org/
Describes information for members of the National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking (NCECT), including current readings, resources, and standards for critical thinking

Critical Thinking On The Web
http://www.philosophy.unimelb.edu.au/
Tim van Gelder, from the University of Melbourne, provides a comprehensive collection of articles and web sources on critical thinking, including a guide to thoughtful web discussion and links to information on all aspects of critical thinking.

North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) International
http://www.nanda.org
Describes the programs, conferences, and publications of NANDA; the process of submission of new nursing diagnoses; and the relationship between NANDA and other organizations.