
The Thinker's Guide to Clinical Reasoning
Description
Alles über E-Books | Antworten auf Fragen rund um E-Books, Kopierschutz und Dateiformate finden Sie in unserem Info- & Hilfebereich.
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.
More details
Other editions
Additional editions

Persons
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.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction: Why a Thinker's Guide to Clinical Reasoning?
- The Elements of Clinical Reasoning
- A Checklist for Clinical Reasoning
- To Analyze Thinking, Identify and Question its Elemental Structures
- Analyzing the Logic of a Clinical Case Through the Elements of Reasoning
- Universal Intellectual Standards Essential to Sound Clinical Reasoning
- The Application of Clinical Reasoning to Patient Care
- Reasoning Through a Clinical Case
- Analyzing the Logic of an Article, Essay or Chapter
- Analyzing the Logic of an Article: An Example
- The Logic of the Article on Stents
- Two Kinds of Clinical Questions
- Analyzing & Assessing Clinical Research
- Achieving A Deeper Understanding of the Elements of Reasoning
- Purpose
- Questions at Issue or Central Problem
- Information
- Inference and Interpretation
- Assumptions
- Concepts and Ideas
- Point of View
- Implications and Consequences
- Apply Intellectual Standards to the Elements of Thought to Develop Intellectual Traits
- Intellectual Traits Essential to Clinical Reasoning
- The Problem of Egocentric Thinking
- The Problem of Sociocentric Thinking
- Mistakes in Thinking and Vested Interest Often Lead to the Violation of Intellectual Standards
- Ethics and Clinical Reasoning1
System requirements
File format: ePUB
Copy protection: Adobe-DRM (Digital Rights Management)
System requirements:
- Computer (Windows; MacOS X; Linux): Install the free reader Adobe Digital Editions prior to download (see eBook Help).
- Tablet/smartphone (Android; iOS): Install the free app Adobe Digital Editions or the app PocketBook before downloading (see eBook Help).
- E-reader: Bookeen, Kobo, Pocketbook, Sony, Tolino and many more (not Kindle).
The file format ePub works well for novels and non-fiction books – i.e., „flowing” text without complex layout. On an e-reader or smartphone, line and page breaks automatically adjust to fit the small displays.
This eBook uses Adobe-DRM, a „hard” copy protection. If the necessary requirements are not met, unfortunately you will not be able to open the eBook. You will therefore need to prepare your reading hardware before downloading.
Please note: We strongly recommend that you authorise using your personal Adobe ID after installation of any reading software.
For more information, see our ebook Help page.