Nursing from critical thinking

Abstract

Introduction: The nursing professional is a participant in social, economic and cultural changes at present; as well as the well-being of people in terms of health. This activity involves the training of professionals in care for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, through knowledge and study in this field. To do this, it must establish a proposal for awareness, prevention, and intervention in individual and collective health problems, characterized by a humanist position where critical thinking models the new challenges in quality management of health services and medical care. Objective: The objective is the theoretical analysis of critical thinking in nursing, through the review of literature with expression of this concept Materials and methods: It consists of a study with a qualitative-descriptive approach, with an analysis of the information related to the descriptors under study. Results: The challenges facing nursing in the 21st century are demanding due to historical, political, demographic, cultural, economic and technological events. And it is the transformative vision of critical thinking that manages the strengthening of the development of skills and abilities of nurses for the provision of health services and medical care. Conclusions: Critical thinking is a valuable tool for the training of nursing professionals, since it models the change of thought and theoretical practical actions, for the acquisition of new knowledge and quality management in health services and medical care. Despite the advances in health science, critical thinking shows low levels in terms of the education and training of these professionals.